Library · Dickson
Dickson County Public Library
Dickson’s library is the Dickson County Public Library, a branch of Dickson County Public Library, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dickson’s branch belongs to Dickson County Public Library, which serves 56,729 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dickson County Public Library
303 Henslee Drive, Dickson 37055
59 hrsopen a week
12,400sq 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 Dickson County Public Library
154K
visits
2.7 per resident
221K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
460
programs & events
8,959 attended
55K
library cards
97% 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
97% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
221K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
460 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $594K.
Local 92%State 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.