Library · Henderson
Chester County Library
Henderson’s library is the Chester County Library, a branch of Chester County Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Henderson’s branch belongs to Chester County Library, which serves 17,606 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chester County Library
1012 East Main, Henderson 38340
45 hrsopen a week
6,576sq 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 Chester County Library
32K
visits
1.8 per resident
45K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
47
programs & events
1,674 attended
4,469
library cards
25% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
45K loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming56%
Who the programs are for
47 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $131K.
Local 82%State 3%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.