Library · Aberdeen
Page Memorial Library
Aberdeen’s library is the Page Memorial Library, a branch of Sandhill Regional Library System, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Aberdeen’s branch belongs to Sandhill Regional Library System, which serves 216,654 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Page Memorial Library
100 S Poplar St., Aberdeen 28315
20 hrsopen a week
960sq 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 Sandhill Regional Library System
194K
visits
0.9 per resident
417K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
2,596
programs & events
33K attended
94K
library cards
43% 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
0.9 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
417K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
2,596 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.5M.
Local 81%State 19%Federal 0%Gifts & other 0%
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.