Library · Buford
Buford-Sugar Hill
Buford’s library is the Buford-Sugar Hill, a branch of Gwinnett County Public Library System, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Buford’s branch belongs to Gwinnett County Public Library System, which serves 992,705 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Buford-Sugar Hill
2100 Buford Highway, Buford 30518
57 hrsopen a week
10,624sq 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 Gwinnett County Public Library System
2M
visits
2.1 per resident
3.6M
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
7,346
programs & events
187K attended
614K
library cards
62% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
62% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.6M loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
7,346 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 $26M.
Local 83%State 11%Gifts & other 6%
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.