Library · Thomaston
Hightower Memorial Library
Thomaston’s library is the Hightower Memorial Library, a branch of Pine Mountain Regional Library System, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Thomaston’s branch belongs to Pine Mountain Regional Library System, which serves 62,955 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hightower Memorial Library
800 West Gordon Street, Thomaston 30286
39 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Pine Mountain Regional Library System
35K
visits
0.6 per resident
58K
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
395
programs & events
4,404 attended
11K
library cards
18% 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
58K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
395 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 49%State 43%Gifts & other 8%
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.