Library · Pikeville
Bledsoe County Library
Pikeville’s library is the Bledsoe County Library, a branch of Bledsoe County Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Pikeville’s branch belongs to Bledsoe County Public Library, which serves 15,060 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bledsoe County Library
478 Cumberland Avenue, Pikeville 37367
32 hrsopen a week
2,500sq 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 Bledsoe County Public Library
5,269
visits
0.3 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
7
programs & events
215 attended
3,169
library cards
21% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media12%E-books, audio & streaming42%
Who the programs are for
7 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $100K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.