Library · Decatur
Meigs-Decatur Public Library
Decatur’s library is the Meigs-Decatur Public Library, a branch of Meigs-Decatur Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Decatur’s branch belongs to Meigs-Decatur Public Library, which serves 13,691 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Meigs-Decatur Public Library
120 Memorial Drive, Decatur 37322
45 hrsopen a week
3,500sq 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 Meigs-Decatur Public Library
9,841
visits
0.7 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
231
programs & events
2,195 attended
2,609
library cards
19% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
29K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
231 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 $84K.
Local 80%State 1%Gifts & other 19%
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.