Library · Edenton
Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library
Edenton’s library is the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library, a branch of Pettigrew Regional Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Edenton’s branch belongs to Pettigrew Regional Library, which serves 41,016 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library
106 W Water St., Edenton 27932
44 hrsopen a week
12,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pettigrew Regional Library
146K
visits
3.6 per resident
90K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
842
programs & events
16K attended
21K
library cards
50% 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
3.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
90K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
842 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 57%State 34%Federal 3%Gifts & other 6%
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.