Library · Canton
Canton Branch Library
Canton’s library is the Canton Branch Library, a branch of Haywood County Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Canton’s branch belongs to Haywood County Public Library, which serves 63,949 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Canton Branch Library
11 Pennsylvania Ave, Canton 28716
43 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 Haywood County Public Library
130K
visits
2.0 per resident
539K
loans, print + digital
8.4 per resident
650
programs & events
18K attended
17K
library cards
27% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
539K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
650 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 92%State 7%Federal 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.