Library · Sneedville
Hancock County Public Library
Sneedville’s library is the Hancock County Public Library, a branch of Hancock County Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sneedville’s branch belongs to Hancock County Public Library, which serves 6,956 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hancock County Public Library
138 Willow Street, Sneedville 37869
40 hrsopen a week
2,600sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hancock County Public Library
7,342
visits
1.1 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
1
programs & events
10 attended
4,131
library cards
59% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $72K.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.