Library · Lexington
Everett Horn Public Library
Lexington’s library is the Everett Horn Public Library, a branch of Everett Horn Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lexington’s branch belongs to Everett Horn Public Library, which serves 28,070 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Everett Horn Public Library
702 West Church Street, Lexington 38351
50 hrsopen a week
6,000sq 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 Everett Horn Public Library
61K
visits
2.2 per resident
57K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
266
programs & events
5,531 attended
11K
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
2.2 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
57K loans last year
Books & media (adults)28%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming45%
Who the programs are for
266 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$5 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $136K.
Local 76%Gifts & other 24%
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.