Library · Mayfield
Graves County Public Library
Mayfield’s library is the Graves County Public Library, a branch of Graves County Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mayfield’s branch belongs to Graves County Public Library, which serves 36,461 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Graves County Public Library
601 North 17th Street, Mayfield 42066
60 hrsopen a week
21,635sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Graves County Public Library
150K
visits
4.1 per resident
143K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
212
programs & events
6,333 attended
18K
library cards
48% 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
4.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
143K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
212 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 87%State 1%Gifts & other 12%
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.