Library · Murray
Calloway County Public Library
Murray’s library is the Calloway County Public Library, a branch of Calloway County Public Library, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Murray’s branch belongs to Calloway County Public Library, which serves 38,280 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Calloway County Public Library
710 Main Street, Murray 42071
68 hrsopen a week
35,372sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Calloway County Public Library
8,456
visits
0.2 per resident
254K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
194
programs & events
8,993 attended
31K
library cards
82% 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
0.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
82% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
254K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
194 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 92%State 0%Federal 1%Gifts & other 7%
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.