Library · Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale Branch Library
Bloomingdale’s library is the Bloomingdale Branch Library, a branch of Sullivan County Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bloomingdale’s branch belongs to Sullivan County Public Library, which serves 77,577 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bloomingdale Branch Library
3230 Van Horn Street, Kingsport 37660
48 hrsopen a week
1,250sq 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 Sullivan County Public Library
45K
visits
0.6 per resident
138K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
1,848
programs & events
19K attended
12K
library cards
16% 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
138K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
1,848 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 92%State 1%Federal 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.