Library · Florence
Florence County Library
Florence’s library is the Florence County Library, a branch of Florence County Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Florence’s branch belongs to Florence County Library, which serves 4,560 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Florence County Library
400 Olive Ave., Florence 54121
30 hrsopen a week
5,000sq 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 Florence County Library
15K
visits
3.3 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
133
programs & events
2,236 attended
1,192
library cards
26% 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
133 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $142K.
Local 94%State 3%Gifts & other 3%
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.