Library · Glasgow
Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Public Library
Glasgow’s library is the Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Public Library, a branch of Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Glasgow’s branch belongs to Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Public Library, which serves 45,008 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Public Library
1530 South Green Street, Glasgow 42141
58 hrsopen a week
14,520sq 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 Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Public Library
50K
visits
1.1 per resident
121K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
308
programs & events
8,267 attended
12K
library cards
28% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
121K loans last year
Books & media (adults)13%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
308 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $795K.
Local 96%State 1%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.