Library · Bolivar
Bolivar Hardeman County Library
Bolivar’s library is the Bolivar Hardeman County Library, a branch of Bolivar Hardeman County Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bolivar’s branch belongs to Bolivar Hardeman County Library, which serves 19,978 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bolivar Hardeman County Library
213 North Wasington St., Bolivar 38008
54 hrsopen a week
11,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bolivar Hardeman County Library
8,159
visits
0.4 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
148
programs & events
1,339 attended
15K
library cards
73% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
148 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $198K.
Local 92%Federal 2%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.