Library · Cumming
Forsyth County Public Library
Cumming’s library is the Forsyth County Public Library, a branch of Forsyth County Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cumming’s branch belongs to Forsyth County Public Library, which serves 279,366 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Forsyth County Public Library
585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming 30040
65 hrsopen a week
41,500sq 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 Forsyth County Public Library
764K
visits
2.7 per resident
2.8M
loans, print + digital
10.0 per resident
2,161
programs & events
95K attended
96K
library cards
34% 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.2 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media58%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
2,161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.5M.
Local 85%State 11%Gifts & other 4%
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.