Library · Knoxville
Knoxville Public Library
Knoxville’s library is the Knoxville Public Library, a branch of Knoxville Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Knoxville’s branch belongs to Knoxville Public Library, which serves 1,595 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Knoxville Public Library
112 E Main St., Knoxville 16928
45 hrsopen a week
2,960sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Knoxville Public Library
3,700
visits
2.3 per resident
5,964
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
68
programs & events
942 attended
715
library cards
45% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
45% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,964 loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
68 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$107 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $170K.
Local 4%State 8%Gifts & other 87%
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.