Library · Mount Vernon
Franklin County Library
Mount Vernon’s library is the Franklin County Library, a branch of Franklin County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mount Vernon’s branch belongs to Franklin County Library, which serves 10,735 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Franklin County Library
100 E Main St., Mt Vernon 75457
42 hrsopen a week
4,252sq 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 Franklin County Library
37K
visits
3.5 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
200
programs & events
2,483 attended
5,566
library cards
52% 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
3.5 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
200 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $260K.
Local 95%Gifts & other 5%
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.