Library · Hartwell
Hart County Library
Hartwell’s library is the Hart County Library, a branch of Hart County Library System, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hartwell’s branch belongs to Hart County Library System, which serves 28,031 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hart County Library
150 Benson Street, Hartwell 30643
39 hrsopen a week
19,000sq 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 Hart County Library System
17K
visits
0.6 per resident
42K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
221
programs & events
5,739 attended
5,283
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
42K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
221 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $315K.
Local 36%State 57%Gifts & other 7%
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.