Library · Savannah
Hardin County Library
Savannah’s library is the Hardin County Library, a branch of Hardin County Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Savannah’s branch belongs to Hardin County Library, which serves 27,229 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hardin County Library
1365 Pickwick Street, Savannah 38372
48 hrsopen a week
15,300sq 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 Hardin County Library
20K
visits
0.7 per resident
70K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
386
programs & events
7,440 attended
10K
library cards
38% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
70K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
386 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 $352K.
Local 97%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.