Library · Memphis
Scotland County Memorial Library
Memphis’s library is the Scotland County Memorial Library, a branch of Scotland County Memorial Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Memphis’s branch belongs to Scotland County Memorial Library, which serves 4,716 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Scotland County Memorial Library
306 W Madison St., Memphis 63555
44 hrsopen a week
5,400sq 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 Scotland County Memorial Library
8,460
visits
1.8 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
5.8 per resident
17
programs & events
379 attended
2,533
library cards
54% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
17 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $168K.
Local 82%State 5%Gifts & other 13%
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.