Library · North Port
North Port Library
North Port’s library is the North Port Library, a branch of Sarasota County Public Libraries, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. North Port’s branch belongs to Sarasota County Public Libraries, which serves 479,021 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Port Library
13800 South Tamiami Trail, North Port 34287
49 hrsopen a week
19,666sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sarasota County Public Libraries
1.4M
visits
2.9 per resident
1.8M
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
4,625
programs & events
95K attended
224K
library cards
47% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.9 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
4,625 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $12M.
Local 99%State 1%
Locations
Other Sarasota County Public Libraries branches in North Port
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.