Library · Smithland
Livingston County Public Library
Smithland’s library is the Livingston County Public Library, a branch of Livingston County Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Smithland’s branch belongs to Livingston County Public Library, which serves 8,892 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Livingston County Public Library
321 Court Street, Smithland 42081
35 hrsopen a week
9,700sq 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 Livingston County Public Library
6,500
visits
0.7 per resident
6,910
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
21
programs & events
995 attended
3,702
library cards
42% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,910 loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming45%
Who the programs are for
21 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$5 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $44K.
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.