Library · Sylvester
Margaret Jones Public Library
Sylvester’s library is the Margaret Jones Public Library, a branch of Worth County Library System, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sylvester’s branch belongs to Worth County Library System, which serves 20,231 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Margaret Jones Public Library
205 East Pope Street, Sylvester 31791
46 hrsopen a week
13,750sq 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 Worth County Library System
26K
visits
1.3 per resident
39K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
173
programs & events
8,192 attended
8,732
library cards
43% 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 (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
39K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
173 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $387K.
Local 39%State 41%Gifts & other 20%
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.