Library · Jefferson
Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library
Jefferson’s library is the Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library, a branch of Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Jefferson’s branch belongs to Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library, which serves 3,207 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library
10 West College Street, Hagerstown 47346
42 hrsopen a week
8,475sq 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 Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library
6,540
visits
2.0 per resident
51K
loans, print + digital
15.9 per resident
375
programs & events
7,363 attended
1,117
library cards
35% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
10.8 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
51K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
375 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$111 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $357K.
Local 94%State 6%Gifts & other 1%
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.