Library · Charlotte
Charlotte Community Library
Charlotte’s library is the Charlotte Community Library, a branch of Charlotte Community Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Charlotte’s branch belongs to Charlotte Community Library, which serves 24,246 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Charlotte Community Library
226 South Bostwick Street, Charlotte 48813
52 hrsopen a week
12,500sq 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 Charlotte Community Library
68K
visits
2.8 per resident
77K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
305
programs & events
5,528 attended
9,873
library cards
41% 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
77K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
305 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $834K.
Local 93%State 3%Gifts & other 5%
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.