Library · New Athens
New Athens District Library
New Athens’s library is the New Athens District Library, a branch of New Athens District Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. New Athens’s branch belongs to New Athens District Library, which serves 3,991 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Athens District Library
201 North Van Buren Street, New Athens 62264
44 hrsopen a week
2,968sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at New Athens District Library
5,720
visits
1.4 per resident
6,903
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
35
programs & events
478 attended
559
library cards
14% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,903 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
35 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $169K.
Local 76%State 14%Federal 1%Gifts & other 9%
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.