Library · Charlotte Hall
Charlotte Hall Branch
Charlotte Hall’s library is the Charlotte Hall Branch, a branch of St. Mary's County Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Charlotte Hall’s branch belongs to St. Mary's County Library, which serves 114,468 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Charlotte Hall Branch
37600 New Market Road, Charlotte Hall 20622
58 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 St. Mary's County Library
314K
visits
2.7 per resident
1M
loans, print + digital
8.8 per resident
1,664
programs & events
33K attended
33K
library cards
29% 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.0 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
1,664 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.2M.
Local 71%State 24%Federal 2%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.