Library · Macon-Bibb County
Washington Memorial Library
Macon-Bibb County’s library is the Washington Memorial Library, a branch of Middle Georgia Regional Library System, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Macon-Bibb County’s branch belongs to Middle Georgia Regional Library System, which serves 270,784 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Washington Memorial Library
1180 Washington Avenue, Macon 31201
66 hrsopen a week
50,000sq 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 Middle Georgia Regional Library System
375K
visits
1.4 per resident
623K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
3,199
programs & events
42K attended
128K
library cards
47% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th 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 (29th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
623K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
3,199 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.7M.
Local 73%State 22%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other Middle Georgia Regional Library System branches in Macon-Bibb County
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.