Library · Sevierville
Sevier County Public Library
Sevierville’s library is the Sevier County Public Library, a branch of Sevier County Public Library System, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sevierville’s branch belongs to Sevier County Public Library System, which serves 89,357 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sevier County Public Library
408 High Street, Sevierville 37862
60 hrsopen a week
41,000sq 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 Sevier County Public Library System
229K
visits
2.6 per resident
377K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
2,137
programs & events
56K attended
72K
library cards
81% 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
81% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
377K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
2,137 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 98%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Sevier County Public Library System branches in Sevierville
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.