Library · Hickory Flat
Hickory Flat Public Library
Hickory Flat’s library is the Hickory Flat Public Library, a branch of Benton County Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hickory Flat’s branch belongs to Benton County Library, which serves 7,438 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hickory Flat Public Library
260 Oak Street, Hickory Flat 38633
35 hrsopen a week
4,826sq 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 Benton County Library
7,426
visits
1.0 per resident
6,430
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
43
programs & events
467 attended
1,763
library cards
24% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,430 loans last year
Books & media (adults)66%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
43 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $108K.
Local 65%State 18%Federal 6%Gifts & other 11%
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.