Library · Burlington
May Memorial Library
Burlington’s library is the May Memorial Library, a branch of Alamance County Public Libraries, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Burlington’s branch belongs to Alamance County Public Libraries, which serves 176,429 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
May Memorial Library
342 S Spring St., Burlington 27215
56 hrsopen a week
30,000sq 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 Alamance County Public Libraries
300K
visits
1.7 per resident
510K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
1,650
programs & events
46K attended
80K
library cards
45% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
510K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
1,650 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.6M.
Local 92%State 6%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other Alamance County Public Libraries branches in Burlington
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.