Library · Cairo
Roddenbery Memorial Library
Cairo’s library is the Roddenbery Memorial Library, a branch of Roddenbery Memorial Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cairo’s branch belongs to Roddenbery Memorial Library, which serves 26,183 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Roddenbery Memorial Library
320 North Broad Street, Cairo 39828
39 hrsopen a week
19,000sq 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 Roddenbery Memorial Library
31K
visits
1.2 per resident
37K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
307
programs & events
3,677 attended
7,324
library cards
28% 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 (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
37K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
307 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $591K.
Local 61%State 29%Gifts & other 9%
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.