Library · Anniston
Anniston and Calhoun County Public Library
Anniston’s library is the Anniston and Calhoun County Public Library, a branch of Anniston - Calhoun County Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Anniston’s branch belongs to Anniston - Calhoun County Public Library, which serves 72,719 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Anniston and Calhoun County Public Library
108 East 10th Street, Anniston 36202
52 hrsopen a week
33,000sq 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 Anniston - Calhoun County Public Library
88K
visits
1.2 per resident
123K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
532
programs & events
17K attended
21K
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
123K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
532 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $915K.
Local 69%State 10%Federal 2%Gifts & other 19%
Locations
Other Anniston - Calhoun County Public Library branches in Anniston
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.