Library · Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg Branch
Sharpsburg’s library is the Sharpsburg Branch, a branch of Bath County Memorial Library, open about 16 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sharpsburg’s branch belongs to Bath County Memorial Library, which serves 12,975 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sharpsburg Branch
7781 West Tunnel Hill Road, Sharpsburg 40374
16 hrsopen a week
890sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bath County Memorial Library
21K
visits
1.6 per resident
49K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
214
programs & events
6,986 attended
6,216
library cards
48% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
49K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
214 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $574K.
Local 96%Federal 0%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.