Library · LaFayette
Lafayette-Walker County Public Library
LaFayette’s library is the Lafayette-Walker County Public Library, a branch of Cherokee Regional Library System, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. LaFayette’s branch belongs to Cherokee Regional Library System, which serves 86,235 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lafayette-Walker County Public Library
305 South Duke Street, Lafayette 30728
38 hrsopen a week
30,000sq 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 Cherokee Regional Library System
148K
visits
1.7 per resident
278K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
1,051
programs & events
29K attended
44K
library cards
51% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
278K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
1,051 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 50%State 38%Federal 1%Gifts & other 12%
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.