Library · Vaiden
Vaiden Public Library
Vaiden’s library is the Vaiden Public Library, a branch of Carroll County Public Library System, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Vaiden’s branch belongs to Carroll County Public Library System, which serves 9,535 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Vaiden Public Library
507 Lee Street, Vaiden 39176
40 hrsopen a week
2,835sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Carroll County Public Library System
6,549
visits
0.7 per resident
7,824
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
64
programs & events
733 attended
3,512
library cards
37% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,824 loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
64 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$9 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $86K.
Local 82%State 12%Federal 5%Gifts & other 1%
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.