Olive Branch’s library logs 0.3 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Dodge Memorial Public Library District serves 1,177 people in and around Olive Branch. Last year it logged 325 visits.
The short version on Olive Branch’s library
Few programs for a library this size
Dodge Memorial Public Library District offered 0 programs last year, 0 per 1,000 residents against a typical 60.
Open only about 15 hours a week
The Olive Branch branch keeps short hours: about 15 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Runs on less money than most
Dodge Memorial Public Library District spends $15 per resident, less than 95% of similar-size libraries (typical: $54). What your card is worth ↓
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; Dodge Memorial Public Library District serves 1,177 people in and around Olive Branch, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Olive Branch’s civic life grade
Olive Branch isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 5 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Dodge Memorial Public Library District serves 1,177 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at Dodge Memorial Public Library District
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Dodge Memorial Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Loans aren’t shown: this year’s report counted only 200 items borrowed against 325 visits, so we leave the count out.
Find it
Dodge Memorial Public Library District, 22440 Railroad Street, Olive Branch.
No late fees. Good at every Dodge Memorial Public Library District branch.
New in Olive Branch? 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 Olive Branch cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $18K.
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 710 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Dodge Memorial Public Library District serves 1,177 people in and around Olive Branch, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Olive Branch.
- Loans left out. This year’s loan count is far below the library’s visits and shelves, so we leave it out.
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 Olive Branch
Does Olive Branch have a public library?
Yes. Dodge Memorial Public Library District, 22440 Railroad Street, serves 1,177 people in and around Olive Branch (the survey’s count) and is open about 15 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Dodge Memorial Public Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Olive Branch’s library?
It logged 0.3 visits per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Olive Branch’s civic life grade?
Olive Branch isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Olive Branch.
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.