Library · Murfreesboro
Linebaugh Public Library
Murfreesboro’s library is the Linebaugh Public Library, a branch of Rutherford County Library System, open about 85 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Murfreesboro’s branch belongs to Rutherford County Library System, which serves 327,503 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Linebaugh Public Library
105 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro 37130
85 hrsopen a week
32,517sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rutherford County Library System
571K
visits
1.7 per resident
1.8M
loans, print + digital
5.5 per resident
2,696
programs & events
55K attended
84K
library cards
25% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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 2.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
2,696 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.8M.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other Rutherford County Library System branches in Murfreesboro
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.