Library · Jackson
Morgantown Branch
Jackson’s library is the Morgantown Branch, a branch of Morgan County Public Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Jackson’s branch belongs to Morgan County Public Library, which serves 58,364 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Morgantown Branch
79 West Washington Street, Morgantown 46160
28 hrsopen a week
3,375sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Morgan County Public Library
99K
visits
1.7 per resident
257K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
1,041
programs & events
17K attended
13K
library cards
22% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
257K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
1,041 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 92%State 5%Gifts & other 3%
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.