Library · Dalton
Dalton Community Library
Dalton’s library is the Dalton Community Library, a branch of Dalton Community Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Dalton’s branch belongs to Dalton Community Library, which serves 1,760 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dalton Community Library
113 East Main St., Dalton 18414
42 hrsopen a week
3,585sq 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 Dalton Community Library
3,600
visits
2.0 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
13.0 per resident
140
programs & events
1,100 attended
845
library cards
48% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
10.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
140 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$95 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $167K.
Local 72%State 14%Gifts & other 13%
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.