Library · Whitley
Mccreary County Public Library
Whitley’s library is the Mccreary County Public Library, a branch of Mccreary County Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Whitley’s branch belongs to Mccreary County Public Library, which serves 17,050 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mccreary County Public Library
6 North Main Street, Whitley City 42653
48 hrsopen a week
13,600sq 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 Mccreary County Public Library
50K
visits
2.9 per resident
66K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
740
programs & events
22K attended
8,325
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
2.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
1.3 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
66K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
740 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $452K.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.