Library · Washington
Mary Willis Library
Washington’s library is the Mary Willis Library, a branch of Bartram Trail Regional Library System, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Washington’s branch belongs to Bartram Trail Regional Library System, which serves 33,056 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mary Willis Library
204 E. Liberty Street, Washington 30673
42 hrsopen a week
12,633sq 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 Bartram Trail Regional Library System
59K
visits
1.8 per resident
61K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
244
programs & events
5,561 attended
8,879
library cards
27% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
61K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
244 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $855K.
Local 47%State 45%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.