Library · Franklin
Goodnight Memorial Library
Franklin’s library is the Goodnight Memorial Library, a branch of Goodnight Memorial Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Franklin’s branch belongs to Goodnight Memorial Library, which serves 20,195 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Goodnight Memorial Library
203 South Main Street, Franklin 42134
54 hrsopen a week
12,025sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Goodnight Memorial Library
39K
visits
1.9 per resident
64K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
432
programs & events
12K attended
7,497
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
64K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
432 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $668K.
Local 94%Gifts & other 6%
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.