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Parsons Public Library
Parsons Public Library serves Parsons’s 2,114 residents. Last year it logged 9,553 visits, about 4.5 for every resident, and lent 25K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Parsons Public Library
535 Tennessee Avenue South, Parsons 38363
37 hrsopen a week
3,500sq ft
22Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#13
#13 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
9,553
visits
4.5 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
11.8 per resident
25
programs & events
707 attended
1,978
library cards
94% 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
4.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
94% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
25 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $69K.
Local 46%Federal 1%Gifts & other 53%
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.