Library · Bainbridge
Bainbridge Free Library
Bainbridge Free Library serves Bainbridge’s 3,060 residents. Last year it logged 4,425 visits, about 1.4 for every resident, and lent 8,376 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Bainbridge Free Library
13 North Main Street, Bainbridge 13733
25 hrsopen a week
1,200sq ft
8,645books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
4,425
visits
1.4 per resident
8,376
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
70
programs & events
1,772 attended
1,048
library cards
34% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,376 loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
70 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $79K.
Local 88%State 3%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.