Library · Arbutus
Arbutus Branch
Arbutus’s library is the Arbutus Branch, a branch of Baltimore County Public Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Arbutus’s branch belongs to Baltimore County Public Library, which serves 849,316 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Arbutus Branch
855 Sulphur Spring Road, Baltimore 21227
62 hrsopen a week
24,271sq 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 Baltimore County Public Library
2.6M
visits
3.0 per resident
8.9M
loans, print + digital
10.5 per resident
7,393
programs & events
204K attended
399K
library cards
47% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.1 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8.9M loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
7,393 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $54M.
Local 76%State 19%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.