Library · Jackson
Jackson-Madison County Library
Jackson’s library is the Jackson-Madison County Library, a branch of Jackson-Madison County Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Jackson’s branch belongs to Jackson-Madison County Library, which serves 99,193 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jackson-Madison County Library
433 East Lafayette Street, Jackson 38301
60 hrsopen a week
30,304sq 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 Jackson-Madison County Library
171K
visits
1.7 per resident
425K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
1,066
programs & events
16K attended
74K
library cards
74% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
425K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
1,066 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 94%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other Jackson-Madison County Library branches in Jackson
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.