Library · Hurlock
Hurlock Branch
Hurlock’s library is the Hurlock Branch, a branch of Dorchester County Public Library, open about 26 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hurlock’s branch belongs to Dorchester County Public Library, which serves 32,489 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hurlock Branch
222 S. Main Street, Hurlock 21643
26 hrsopen a week
4,268sq 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 Dorchester County Public Library
24K
visits
0.7 per resident
76K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
415
programs & events
15K attended
15K
library cards
46% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
76K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
415 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 50%State 37%Federal 2%Gifts & other 12%
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.