Library · Athens
Henderson County Clint W Murchison Memorial Library
Athens’s library is the Henderson County Clint W Murchison Memorial Library, a branch of Henderson County Clint W Murchison Memorial Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Athens’s branch belongs to Henderson County Clint W Murchison Memorial Library, which serves 23,901 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Henderson County Clint W Murchison Memorial Library
121 S Prairieville St., Athens 75751
46 hrsopen a week
12,142sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Henderson County Clint W Murchison Memorial Library
29K
visits
1.2 per resident
47K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
542
programs & events
9,274 attended
15K
library cards
61% 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 (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
47K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
542 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $316K.
Local 98%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.