Library · Lebanon
Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library
Lebanon’s library is the Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library, a branch of Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lebanon’s branch belongs to Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library, which serves 87,849 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library
108 South Hatton Avenue, Lebanon 37087
60 hrsopen a week
15,808sq 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 Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library
113K
visits
1.3 per resident
305K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
183
programs & events
12K attended
33K
library cards
38% 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
2.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
305K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
183 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 94%Federal 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.