Library · Lancaster
Garrard County Public Library
Lancaster’s library is the Garrard County Public Library, a branch of Garrard County Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lancaster’s branch belongs to Garrard County Public Library, which serves 17,829 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Garrard County Public Library
101 Lexington Street, Lancaster 40444
52 hrsopen a week
12,713sq 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 Garrard County Public Library
29K
visits
1.7 per resident
43K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
281
programs & events
11K attended
6,909
library cards
39% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
43K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
281 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $649K.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.