Library · Camden
Benton County Library
Camden’s library is the Benton County Library, a branch of Benton County Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Camden’s branch belongs to Benton County Library, which serves 16,103 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Benton County Library
121 South Forrest Avenue, Camden 38320
62 hrsopen a week
16,160sq 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 Benton County Library
20K
visits
1.3 per resident
70K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
504
programs & events
23K attended
3,915
library cards
24% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
70K loans last year
Books & media (adults)19%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
504 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $327K.
Local 96%Federal 4%
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.