Library · Rolling Fork
Sharkey-Issaquena County Library
Rolling Fork’s library is the Sharkey-Issaquena County Library, a branch of Sharkey-Issaquena County Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Rolling Fork’s branch belongs to Sharkey-Issaquena County Library, which serves 4,592 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sharkey-Issaquena County Library
116 R Morganfield Way, Rolling Fork 39159
38 hrsopen a week
5,772sq 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 Sharkey-Issaquena County Library
356
visits
0.1 per resident
2,312
loans, print + digital
0.5 per resident
6
programs & events
239 attended
4,106
library cards
89% 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
0.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
89% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,312 loans last year
Books & media (adults)99%Kids’ books & media1%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
6 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $155K.
Local 74%State 15%Federal 0%Gifts & other 10%
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.