Library · Spencer
Roane County Public Library
Spencer’s library is the Roane County Public Library, a branch of Roane County Public Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Spencer’s branch belongs to Roane County Public Library, which serves 14,028 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Roane County Public Library
110 Parking Plaza, Spencer 25276
41 hrsopen a week
10,650sq 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 Roane County Public Library
27K
visits
1.9 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
129
programs & events
2,486 attended
9,059
library cards
65% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)76%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
129 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $254K.
Local 68%State 27%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.