Library · Cherokee
Cherokee City- County Library
Cherokee’s library is the Cherokee City- County Library, a branch of Cherokee City County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cherokee’s branch belongs to Cherokee City County Library, which serves 5,673 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cherokee City- County Library
123 South Grand, Cherokee 73728
42 hrsopen a week
5,242sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Cherokee City County Library
10K
visits
1.8 per resident
9,503
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
369
programs & events
1,620 attended
609
library cards
11% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,503 loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming46%
Who the programs are for
369 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $135K.
Local 87%State 5%Gifts & other 7%
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.