Library · Paducah
Bicentennial City-County Library
Paducah’s library is the Bicentennial City-County Library, a branch of Bicentennial City-County Library, open about 24 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Paducah’s branch belongs to Bicentennial City-County Library, which serves 1,294 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bicentennial City-County Library
809 Richards St., Paducah 79248
24 hrsopen a week
1,849sq 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 Bicentennial City-County Library
2,652
visits
2.0 per resident
1,030
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
165
programs & events
2,085 attended
904
library cards
70% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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 3.5
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,030 loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
165 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $73K.
Local 80%Gifts & other 20%
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.