Library · Shelbyville
Shelby County Library District
Shelbyville’s library is the Shelby County Library District, a branch of Shelby County Library District, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Shelbyville’s branch belongs to Shelby County Library District, which serves 49,515 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shelby County Library District
309 Eighth Street, Shelbyville 40065
43 hrsopen a week
31,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Shelby County Library District
15K
visits
0.3 per resident
154K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
221
programs & events
15K attended
22K
library cards
43% 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
0.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
154K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming55%
Who the programs are for
221 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 89%Gifts & other 11%
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.