Library · Marietta
Switzer Library
Marietta’s library is the Switzer Library, a branch of Cobb County Public Library System, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Marietta’s branch belongs to Cobb County Public Library System, which serves 783,536 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Switzer Library
266 Roswell Street, Marietta 30060
55 hrsopen a week
68,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Cobb County Public Library System
1.4M
visits
1.8 per resident
2.9M
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
6,271
programs & events
143K attended
418K
library cards
53% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.9M loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
6,271 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $19M.
Local 88%State 10%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.