Library · Young Harris
Mountain Regional Library
Young Harris’s library is the Mountain Regional Library, a branch of Mountain Regional Library System, open about 26 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Young Harris’s branch belongs to Mountain Regional Library System, which serves 66,843 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mountain Regional Library
698 Miller Street, Young Harris 30582
26 hrsopen a week
11,000sq 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 Mountain Regional Library System
145K
visits
2.2 per resident
254K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
464
programs & events
12K attended
20K
library cards
30% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
254K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
464 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 57%State 36%Federal 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.