Library · Franklin
Williamson County Public Library
Franklin’s library is the Williamson County Public Library, a branch of Williamson County Public Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Franklin’s branch belongs to Williamson County Public Library, which serves 161,569 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Williamson County Public Library
1314 Columbia Ave, Franklin 37064
64 hrsopen a week
50,225sq 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 Williamson County Public Library
304K
visits
1.9 per resident
1.3M
loans, print + digital
8.1 per resident
1,509
programs & events
29K attended
33K
library cards
21% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.0 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.0 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
1,509 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.6M.
Local 93%Federal 0%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.