Library · Brevard
Transylvania County Library
Brevard’s library is the Transylvania County Library, a branch of Transylvania County Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Brevard’s branch belongs to Transylvania County Library, which serves 33,193 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Transylvania County Library
212 S Gaston St., Brevard 28712
50 hrsopen a week
34,811sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Transylvania County Library
160K
visits
4.8 per resident
373K
loans, print + digital
11.2 per resident
588
programs & events
24K attended
18K
library cards
55% 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
4.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
373K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
588 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 93%State 6%Gifts & other 1%
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.