Library · Chester
Lynn Murray Memorial Library
Chester’s library is the Lynn Murray Memorial Library, a branch of Lynn Murray Memorial Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chester’s branch belongs to Lynn Murray Memorial Library, which serves 6,609 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lynn Murray Memorial Library
625 Railroad Street, Chester 26034
40 hrsopen a week
2,400sq 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 Lynn Murray Memorial Library
13K
visits
1.9 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
421
programs & events
6,423 attended
2,850
library cards
43% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)73%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
421 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $46K.
Local 50%State 50%
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.