Library · Union
Union Public Library
Union’s library is the Union Public Library, a branch of Kemper-Newton Regional Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Union’s branch belongs to Kemper-Newton Regional Library, which serves 29,603 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Union Public Library
101 Peachtree Street, Union 39365
39 hrsopen a week
6,398sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Kemper-Newton Regional Library
30K
visits
1.0 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
165
programs & events
4,173 attended
15K
library cards
51% 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)74%Kids’ books & media10%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
165 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $293K.
Local 61%State 24%Federal 6%Gifts & other 9%
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.