Library · Lavonia
Lavonia-Carnegie Public Library
Lavonia’s library is the Lavonia-Carnegie Public Library, a branch of Athens Regional Library System, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Lavonia’s branch belongs to Athens Regional Library System, which serves 250,788 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lavonia-Carnegie Public Library
28 Hartwell Road, Lavonia 30553
33 hrsopen a week
3,377sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Athens Regional Library System
542K
visits
2.2 per resident
984K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
2,977
programs & events
89K attended
114K
library cards
46% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
984K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
2,977 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.4M.
Local 67%State 17%Gifts & other 16%
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.