Library · Marks
Marks-Quitman County Public Library
Marks’s library is the Marks-Quitman County Public Library, a branch of Marks-Quitman County Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Marks’s branch belongs to Marks-Quitman County Library, which serves 5,546 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marks-Quitman County Public Library
315 East Main Street, Marks 38646
40 hrsopen a week
4,355sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Marks-Quitman County Library
6,021
visits
1.1 per resident
4,465
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
4
programs & events
98 attended
3,324
library cards
60% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,465 loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
4 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $145K.
Local 67%State 22%Federal 6%Gifts & other 4%
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.