Library · Hazard
Perry County Public Library
Hazard’s library is the Perry County Public Library, a branch of Perry County Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hazard’s branch belongs to Perry County Public Library, which serves 27,133 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Perry County Public Library
289 Black Gold Boulevard, Hazard 41701
58 hrsopen a week
38,000sq 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 Perry County Public Library
67K
visits
2.5 per resident
101K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
472
programs & events
22K attended
5,696
library cards
21% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
101K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
472 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 86%Gifts & other 14%
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.