Library · Mount Vernon
Rockcastle County Public Library
Mount Vernon’s library is the Rockcastle County Public Library, a branch of Rockcastle County Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mount Vernon’s branch belongs to Rockcastle County Public Library, which serves 16,190 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rockcastle County Public Library
60 Ford Drive, Mount Vernon 40456
47 hrsopen a week
5,456sq 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 Rockcastle County Public Library
20K
visits
1.3 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
150
programs & events
3,262 attended
9,689
library cards
60% 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 (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
150 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $439K.
Local 97%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.