Library · Waycross
Waycross-Ware County Public Library
Waycross’s library is the Waycross-Ware County Public Library, a branch of Okefenokee Regional Library System, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Waycross’s branch belongs to Okefenokee Regional Library System, which serves 93,440 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Waycross-Ware County Public Library
401 Lee Avenue, Waycross 31501
47 hrsopen a week
25,360sq 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 Okefenokee Regional Library System
100K
visits
1.1 per resident
126K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
1,059
programs & events
15K attended
20K
library cards
21% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
126K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,059 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 41%State 51%Federal 0%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.