Library · Thomasville
Thomasville Public Library
Thomasville’s library is the Thomasville Public Library, a branch of Davidson County Public Library System, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Thomasville’s branch belongs to Davidson County Public Library System, which serves 169,229 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thomasville Public Library
14 Randolph St., Thomasville 27360
58 hrsopen a week
19,150sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Davidson County Public Library System
309K
visits
1.8 per resident
519K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
2,701
programs & events
72K attended
72K
library cards
43% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
519K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
2,701 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.8M.
Local 94%State 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.