Library · Laurel
Laurel-Jones County Library
Laurel’s library is the Laurel-Jones County Library, a branch of Laurel-Jones County Library System, Inc., open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Laurel’s branch belongs to Laurel-Jones County Library System, Inc., which serves 66,250 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Laurel-Jones County Library
530 Commerce Street, Laurel 39440
52 hrsopen a week
23,877sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Laurel-Jones County Library System, Inc.
74K
visits
1.1 per resident
80K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
372
programs & events
8,953 attended
37K
library cards
56% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
80K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
372 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 74%State 13%Federal 1%Gifts & other 12%
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.