Library · Monterey
Monterey Branch Library
Monterey’s library is the Monterey Branch Library, a branch of Putnam County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Monterey’s branch belongs to Putnam County Library, which serves 83,844 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Monterey Branch Library
401 E Commercial Avenue, Monterey 38574
42 hrsopen a week
4,246sq 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 Putnam County Library
72K
visits
0.9 per resident
345K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
1,865
programs & events
13K attended
25K
library cards
30% 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
0.9 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
345K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming42%
Who the programs are for
1,865 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 93%Gifts & other 7%
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.