Photo: Jma661 · CC BY-SA 3.0Tuckerman’s library is a branch of W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library, which lends less per resident than 98% of systems its size
Tuckerman’s library is the Tuckerman City Library, a branch of W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library, which serves 16,761 people and lent 6,069 items last year.
Tuckerman’s library, in brief
The W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library system is used less than most libraries its size
The W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library system records 0.5 visits per resident, against a typical 3.1 for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people. Borrowing is 0.4 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9. It also spends less than most: $16 per resident, against a typical $43. How it compares ↓
Open only about 18 hours a week
The Tuckerman branch keeps short hours: about 18 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Tuckerman’s library is a branch of W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library, so they cover the whole system (16,761 people), not just the Tuckerman branch.
What’s behind Tuckerman’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Tuckerman is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Tuckerman is graded on two of the three inputs. Tuckerman’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($34K–$57K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
6 community nonprofits are registered in Tuckerman
4.2 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
5.3%
5.3% of Tuckerman’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 7.2% in the typical Arkansas town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Tuckerman’s residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 5 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library serves 16,761 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
6,069 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
What kids borrow
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Find it
Tuckerman City Library, 200 W Main, Tuckerman.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library branch.
New in Tuckerman? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Tuckerman cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $263K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $107K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $263K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 5,344 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
- System-wide. Tuckerman City Library is one branch of W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 16,761 people it serves.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Tuckerman
Does Tuckerman have a public library?
Yes: Tuckerman City Library, 200 W Main, is a branch of W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library, which serves 16,761 people. The branch is open about 18 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is W.A. Billingsley/Jackson County Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Tuckerman’s library?
It logged 0.5 visits and lent 0.4 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Tuckerman’s civic life grade?
C Tuckerman is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Tuckerman.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.