Library · Dyersburg
Mciver`s Grant Public Library
Dyersburg’s library is the Mciver`s Grant Public Library, a branch of Mciver`s Grant Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dyersburg’s branch belongs to Mciver`s Grant Public Library, which serves 29,837 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mciver`s Grant Public Library
410 West Court Street, Dyersburg 38024
50 hrsopen a week
17,500sq 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 Mciver`s Grant Public Library
39K
visits
1.3 per resident
45K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
399
programs & events
6,501 attended
5,658
library cards
19% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
45K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming57%
Who the programs are for
399 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $331K.
Local 85%Federal 1%Gifts & other 14%
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.