Library · Dresden
Ned R. Mcwherter Weakley County Library
Dresden’s library is the Ned R. Mcwherter Weakley County Library, a branch of Ned R. Mcwherter Weakley County Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dresden’s branch belongs to Ned R. Mcwherter Weakley County Library, which serves 14,103 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ned R. Mcwherter Weakley County Library
341 Linden Street, Dresden 38225
45 hrsopen a week
7,221sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ned R. Mcwherter Weakley County Library
16K
visits
1.1 per resident
41K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
355
programs & events
3,516 attended
10K
library cards
74% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
41K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
355 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 $276K.
Local 97%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.