Library · Wayne
Mary L. Cook Public Library
Wayne’s library is the Mary L. Cook Public Library, a branch of Mary L. Cook Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Wayne’s branch belongs to Mary L. Cook Public Library, which serves 24,280 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mary L. Cook Public Library
381 Old Stage Rd., Waynesville 45068
52 hrsopen a week
22,328sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Mary L. Cook Public Library
32K
visits
1.3 per resident
248K
loans, print + digital
10.2 per resident
375
programs & events
14K attended
9,140
library cards
38% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
8.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
248K loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
375 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 29%State 64%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Mary L. Cook Public Library branches in Wayne
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.