Library · North Laurel
Savage Branch
North Laurel’s library is the Savage Branch, a branch of Howard County Library System, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. North Laurel’s branch belongs to Howard County Library System, which serves 334,529 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Savage Branch
9525 Durness Lane, Laurel 20723
60 hrsopen a week
24,000sq 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 Howard County Library System
1.6M
visits
4.7 per resident
5.3M
loans, print + digital
15.8 per resident
9,469
programs & events
251K attended
230K
library cards
69% 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
4.7 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.5 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5.3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
9,469 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$89 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3M.
Local 83%State 11%Federal 2%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.