Library · Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain Library
Blue Mountain’s library is the Blue Mountain Library, a branch of Northeast Regional Library, open about 9 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Blue Mountain’s branch belongs to Northeast Regional Library, which serves 99,064 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Blue Mountain Library
125 South Railroad Ave, Blue Mountain 38610
9 hrsopen a week
418sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Northeast Regional Library
83K
visits
0.8 per resident
167K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
409
programs & events
4,831 attended
45K
library cards
45% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
167K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
409 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$9 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $879K.
Local 67%State 24%Federal 1%Gifts & other 8%
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.