Library · Port Charlotte
Mid-County Regional Library
Port Charlotte’s library is the Mid-County Regional Library, a branch of Charlotte County Public Library.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Port Charlotte’s branch belongs to Charlotte County Public Library, which serves 209,334 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mid-County Regional Library
2050 Forrest Nelson Boulevard, Port Charlotte 33952
42,623sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Charlotte County Public Library
299K
visits
1.4 per resident
590K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
1,984
programs & events
36K attended
82K
library cards
39% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
590K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,984 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.8M.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Charlotte County Public Library branches in Port Charlotte
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.