Library · Cary
Cary Area Public Library District
Cary’s library is the Cary Area Public Library District, a branch of Cary Area Public Library District, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Cary’s branch belongs to Cary Area Public Library District, which serves 27,256 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cary Area Public Library District
1606 Three Oaks Road, Cary 60013
66 hrsopen a week
20,150sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Cary Area Public Library District
92K
visits
3.4 per resident
273K
loans, print + digital
10.0 per resident
496
programs & events
7,771 attended
9,593
library cards
35% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.0 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
273K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
496 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$80 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.2M.
Local 92%State 3%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
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.