Library · Tompkinsville
William B. Harlan Memorial Library
Tompkinsville’s library is the William B. Harlan Memorial Library, a branch of William B. Harlan Memorial Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Tompkinsville’s branch belongs to William B. Harlan Memorial Library, which serves 11,306 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
William B. Harlan Memorial Library
500 West Fourth Street, Tompkinsville 42167
43 hrsopen a week
9,348sq 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 William B. Harlan Memorial Library
9,282
visits
0.8 per resident
36K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
423
programs & events
22K attended
5,529
library cards
49% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
2.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
36K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
423 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $395K.
Local 81%State 9%Gifts & other 10%
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.