Library · Shively
Shively
Shively’s library is the Shively, a branch of Louisville Free Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Shively’s branch belongs to Louisville Free Public Library, which serves 772,144 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shively
3920 Dixie Highway, Louisville 40216
58 hrsopen a week
3,283sq 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 Louisville Free Public Library
1.8M
visits
2.3 per resident
3.8M
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
9,708
programs & events
181K attended
206K
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming42%
Who the programs are for
9,708 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $24M.
Local 97%State 3%Gifts & other 0%
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.