Library · Middleton
Middleton Community Library
Middleton Community Library serves Middleton’s 694 residents. Last year it logged 4,678 visits, about 6.7 for every resident, and lent 18K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Middleton Community Library
110 Bolton Avenue, Middleton 38052
26 hrsopen a week
3,000sq ft
17Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#5
#5 of 184 TN libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Tennessee that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
4,678
visits
6.7 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
26.5 per resident
84
programs & events
949 attended
4,988
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
6.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
18.1 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
8.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
84 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$77 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $53K.
Local 63%State 26%Federal 2%Gifts & other 10%
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.