Library · Cumberland
Rebecca Caudill Public Library
Cumberland’s library is the Rebecca Caudill Public Library, a branch of Harlan County Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cumberland’s branch belongs to Harlan County Public Library, which serves 25,324 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rebecca Caudill Public Library
310 West Main St., Cumberland 40823
52 hrsopen a week
7,425sq 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 Harlan County Public Library
50K
visits
2.0 per resident
72K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
510
programs & events
7,016 attended
17K
library cards
68% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
68% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
72K loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
510 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1M.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.