Library · Carrboro
Carrboro Cybrary
Carrboro’s library is the Carrboro Cybrary, a branch of Orange County Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Carrboro’s branch belongs to Orange County Public Library, which serves 90,538 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carrboro Cybrary
100 N Greensboro St., Carrboro 27510
54 hrsopen a week
1,060sq 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 Orange County Public Library
150K
visits
1.7 per resident
482K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
561
programs & events
8,338 attended
22K
library cards
24% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
482K loans last year
Books & media (adults)19%Kids’ books & media60%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
561 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.8M.
Local 94%State 5%Federal 0%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.