Library · Clinton
J.C. Holliday Library
Clinton’s library is the J.C. Holliday Library, a branch of Sampson-Clinton Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Clinton’s branch belongs to Sampson-Clinton Public Library, which serves 59,514 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
J.C. Holliday Library
217 Graham St., Clinton 28328
44 hrsopen a week
9,600sq 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 Sampson-Clinton Public Library
35K
visits
0.6 per resident
130K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
117
programs & events
1,852 attended
18K
library cards
30% 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
130K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
117 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $788K.
Local 83%State 17%Gifts & other 0%
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.