Library · Barbourville
Knox County Public Library
Barbourville’s library is the Knox County Public Library, a branch of Knox County Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Barbourville’s branch belongs to Knox County Public Library, which serves 29,794 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Knox County Public Library
206 Knox Street, Barbourville 40906
43 hrsopen a week
7,123sq 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 Knox County Public Library
49K
visits
1.7 per resident
187K
loans, print + digital
6.3 per resident
406
programs & events
17K attended
19K
library cards
63% 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 (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
63% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
187K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
406 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $452K.
Local 92%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.