Library · Quitman
Brooks County Public Library
Quitman’s library is the Brooks County Public Library, a branch of Brooks County Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Quitman’s branch belongs to Brooks County Public Library, which serves 16,273 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brooks County Public Library
404 Barwick Road, Quitman 31643
44 hrsopen a week
13,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Brooks County Public Library
21K
visits
1.3 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
0.6 per resident
202
programs & events
1,138 attended
5,532
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)96%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming4%
Who the programs are for
202 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $330K.
Local 40%State 56%Gifts & other 4%
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.