Library · Mount Olive
Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library
Mount Olive’s library is the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library, a branch of Covington County Library System, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mount Olive’s branch belongs to Covington County Library System, which serves 18,059 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library
102 South Fifth Avenue, Mount Olive 39119
40 hrsopen a week
1,872sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Covington County Library System
19K
visits
1.1 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
115
programs & events
1,813 attended
3,057
library cards
17% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
115 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $356K.
Local 64%State 14%Federal 3%Gifts & other 19%
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.