Library · Memphis
Memphis Public Library
Memphis’s library is the Memphis Public Library, a branch of Memphis Public Library, open about 29 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Memphis’s branch belongs to Memphis Public Library, which serves 2,818 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Memphis Public Library
303 S 8th St., Memphis 79245
29 hrsopen a week
1,800sq 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 Memphis Public Library
7,850
visits
2.8 per resident
4,249
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
108
programs & events
540 attended
1,284
library cards
46% 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,249 loans last year
Books & media (adults)70%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
108 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $82K.
Local 100%
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.