Library · Paris
Paris-Bourbon County Library
Paris’s library is the Paris-Bourbon County Library, a branch of Paris-Bourbon County Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Paris’s branch belongs to Paris-Bourbon County Library, which serves 20,134 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Paris-Bourbon County Library
701 High Street, Paris 40361
65 hrsopen a week
19,710sq 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 Paris-Bourbon County Library
56K
visits
2.8 per resident
104K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
1,182
programs & events
25K 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% 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
104K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
1,182 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$60 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 93%State 1%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.