Library · Somerville
Somerville-Fayette County Library
Somerville’s library is the Somerville-Fayette County Library, a branch of Somerville-Fayette County Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Somerville’s branch belongs to Somerville-Fayette County Library, which serves 44,175 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Somerville-Fayette County Library
216 W. Market Street, Somerville 38068
46 hrsopen a week
5,960sq 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 Somerville-Fayette County Library
16K
visits
0.4 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
149
programs & events
3,133 attended
8,673
library cards
20% 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
0.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming56%
Who the programs are for
149 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$6 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $284K.
Local 97%Federal 0%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.