Library · Adamsville
Irving Meek Jr., Public Library
Adamsville’s library is the Irving Meek Jr., Public Library, a branch of Irving Meek Jr., Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Adamsville’s branch belongs to Irving Meek Jr., Public Library, which serves 8,745 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Irving Meek Jr., Public Library
204 West Main Street, Adamsville 38310
35 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Irving Meek Jr., Public Library
8,356
visits
1.0 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
68
programs & events
294 attended
7,432
library cards
85% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
85% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming43%
Who the programs are for
68 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$6 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $56K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.