Library · Mount Sterling
Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Library
Mount Sterling’s library is the Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Library, a branch of Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mount Sterling’s branch belongs to Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Library, which serves 28,527 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Library
328 North Maysville Street, Mount Sterling 40353
49 hrsopen a week
17,750sq 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 Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Library
70K
visits
2.5 per resident
137K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
217
programs & events
14K attended
17K
library cards
58% 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
3.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
137K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
217 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 98%Federal 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.