Library · Ashland
Cheatham County Public Library
Ashland’s library is the Cheatham County Public Library, a branch of Cheatham County Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ashland’s branch belongs to Cheatham County Public Library, which serves 28,230 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cheatham County Public Library
188 John Mayfield Drive, Suite 200, Ashland City 37015
55 hrsopen a week
9,980sq 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 Cheatham County Public Library
20K
visits
0.7 per resident
64K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
134
programs & events
3,839 attended
19K
library cards
69% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
64K loans last year
Books & media (adults)19%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming48%
Who the programs are for
134 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$9 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $267K.
Local 100%Federal 0%Gifts & other 0%
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.