Library · Trenton
Gibson County Memorial Library
Trenton’s library is the Gibson County Memorial Library, a branch of Gibson County Memorial Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Trenton’s branch belongs to Gibson County Memorial Library, which serves 22,970 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gibson County Memorial Library
303 S. High Street, Trenton 38382
45 hrsopen a week
5,200sq 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 Gibson County Memorial Library
28K
visits
1.2 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
284
programs & events
5,461 attended
1,541
library cards
7% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
7% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
284 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $241K.
Local 96%Federal 1%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.