Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Quincy’s library is a branch of Gadsden County Public Library, which lends less per resident than 96% of systems its size
Quincy’s library is the William A. Mcgill Library, a branch of Gadsden County Public Library, which serves 41,762 people and lent 21K items last year.
What Quincy’s library is like
The Gadsden County Public Library system is used less than most libraries its size
The Gadsden County Public Library system records 1.1 visits per resident, against a typical 2.6 for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people. Borrowing is 0.5 print items per resident, against a typical 3.7. It also spends less than most: $12 per resident, against a typical $40. How it compares ↓
Florida pays a big share
59% of the budget comes from the state, and 37% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. What your card is worth ↓
Runs on less money than most
The Gadsden County Public Library system spends $12 per resident, less than 92% of similar-size libraries (typical: $40). What your card is worth ↓
77% of the people it serves carry a library card
32,275 cards for 41,762 people, or 77%. At the typical library serving 25,000 to 100,000 people, it’s 39%. How it compares ↓
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; Quincy’s library is a branch of Gadsden County Public Library, so they cover the whole system (41,762 people), not just the Quincy branch.
What’s behind Quincy’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Quincy is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #115 of 273 in Florida. Quincy is graded on two of the three inputs. Quincy’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($24K–$40K) it does better, ahead of 56%.
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 →
44 community nonprofits are registered in Quincy
5.5 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 (26 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 1 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
2.4%
2.4% of Quincy’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.6% in the typical Florida 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 Quincy’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Gadsden County Public Library serves 41,762 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
A year at Gadsden County Public Library
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Gadsden County Public Library system. The library’s own count.
Not reported for 2024: hours open. The survey fills a missing figure with its own estimate; we leave estimates out rather than show them as the library’s count.
Books and media off the shelf
21K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
The survey has no count of children’s loans for Quincy’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
About 5 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
William A. Mcgill Library, 732 South Pat Thomas Parkway, Quincy.
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 Quincy cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $514K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $448K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $514K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
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 32,275 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Not reported for 2024: hours open. The survey filled the figure with its own estimate, so it is left out.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
- System-wide. William A. Mcgill Library is one branch of Gadsden County Public Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 41,762 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 Quincy
Does Quincy have a public library?
Yes: William A. Mcgill Library, 732 South Pat Thomas Parkway, is a branch of Gadsden County Public Library, which serves 41,762 people. The branch is open about 58 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Gadsden County Public Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Quincy’s library?
It logged 1.1 visits and lent 0.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Quincy’s civic life grade?
C Quincy is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on civic life, #115 of 273 in Florida. 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 Quincy.
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.