Library · Bailey
Wesley Privette Memorial Library
Bailey’s library is the Wesley Privette Memorial Library, a branch of Braswell Memorial Public Library, open about 17 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bailey’s branch belongs to Braswell Memorial Public Library, which serves 91,931 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wesley Privette Memorial Library
6280 Main St., Bailey 27807
17 hrsopen a week
756sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Braswell Memorial Public Library
109K
visits
1.2 per resident
143K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
1,218
programs & events
29K attended
43K
library cards
47% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
143K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,218 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.2M.
Local 78%State 7%Gifts & other 15%
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.