Library · Pavo
Pavo Public Library
Pavo’s library is the Pavo Public Library, a branch of Thomas County Public Library System, open about 17 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Pavo’s branch belongs to Thomas County Public Library System, which serves 45,781 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pavo Public Library
3031 East Harris Street, Pavo 31778
17 hrsopen a week
1,500sq 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 Thomas County Public Library System
108K
visits
2.4 per resident
120K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
745
programs & events
7,930 attended
24K
library cards
52% 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
120K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
745 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 73%State 15%Gifts & other 13%
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.