Library · Gainesville
Hall County Library - Headquarters
Gainesville’s library is the Hall County Library - Headquarters, a branch of Hall County Library System, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gainesville’s branch belongs to Hall County Library System, which serves 220,128 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hall County Library - Headquarters
127 Main Street NW, Gainesville 30501
48 hrsopen a week
37,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hall County Library System
291K
visits
1.3 per resident
602K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
2,184
programs & events
42K attended
38K
library cards
17% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
1.3 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
602K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
2,184 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.2M.
Local 74%State 15%Gifts & other 11%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.