Library · Jefferson
Jefferson Carnegie Library
Jefferson’s library is the Jefferson Carnegie Library, a branch of Jefferson Carnegie Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Jefferson’s branch belongs to Jefferson Carnegie Library, which serves 9,571 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jefferson Carnegie Library
301 W Lafayette St., Jefferson 75657
40 hrsopen a week
2,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Jefferson Carnegie Library
19K
visits
2.0 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
12
programs & events
352 attended
5,100
library cards
53% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)80%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
12 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $170K.
Local 16%Gifts & other 84%
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.