Library · Science Hill
Science Hill
Science Hill’s library is the Science Hill, a branch of Pulaski County Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Science Hill’s branch belongs to Pulaski County Public Library, which serves 66,191 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Science Hill
214 East Main Street, Science Hill 42553
42 hrsopen a week
2,640sq 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 Pulaski County Public Library
136K
visits
2.1 per resident
254K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
1,303
programs & events
51K attended
25K
library cards
38% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
254K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
1,303 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.2M.
Local 92%State 3%Gifts & other 4%
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.