Library · Jackson
Jackson County Central Library
Jackson’s library is the Jackson County Central Library, a branch of Jackson County Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Jackson’s branch belongs to Jackson County Library, which serves 9,917 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jackson County Central Library
311 Third Street, Jackson 56143
43 hrsopen a week
7,500sq 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 Jackson County Library
35K
visits
3.6 per resident
62K
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
758
programs & events
13K attended
4,097
library cards
41% 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
62K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
758 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$63 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $622K.
Local 91%Gifts & other 9%
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.