Library · Loretto
Marion County Public Library - Loretto Branch
Loretto’s library is the Marion County Public Library - Loretto Branch, a branch of Marion County Public Library, open about 18 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Loretto’s branch belongs to Marion County Public Library, which serves 19,834 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marion County Public Library - Loretto Branch
255 School Drive, Loretto 40037
18 hrsopen a week
905sq 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 Marion County Public Library
26K
visits
1.3 per resident
41K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
473
programs & events
15K attended
10K
library cards
51% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
41K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
473 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $678K.
Local 81%State 13%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.