Library · Grayson
Grayson Branch
Grayson’s library is the Grayson Branch, a branch of Carter County Public Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Grayson’s branch belongs to Carter County Public Library, which serves 26,366 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grayson Branch
116 W Main Street, Grayson 41143
28 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Carter County Public Library
6,546
visits
0.2 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
0.6 per resident
122
programs & events
1,813 attended
9,453
library cards
36% 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
0.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)79%Kids’ books & media3%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
122 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$4 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $118K.
Local 51%State 14%Gifts & other 35%
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.