Library · Morehead
Rowan County Public Library
Morehead’s library is the Rowan County Public Library, a branch of Rowan County Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Morehead’s branch belongs to Rowan County Public Library, which serves 24,409 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rowan County Public Library
175 Beacon Hill Drive, Morehead 40351
56 hrsopen a week
17,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rowan County Public Library
122K
visits
5.0 per resident
185K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
552
programs & events
14K attended
21K
library cards
88% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
88% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
185K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
552 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 85%State 12%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.