Library · Harlem
Harlem Library
Harlem’s library is the Harlem Library, a branch of Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Harlem’s branch belongs to Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library, which serves 204,836 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Harlem Library
145 N. Louisville Street, Harlem 30814
48 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library
302K
visits
1.5 per resident
819K
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
773
programs & events
34K attended
74K
library cards
36% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
819K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
773 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.1M.
Local 76%State 21%Gifts & other 3%
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.