Library · Elizabethtown
Bladen County Public Library
Elizabethtown’s library is the Bladen County Public Library, a branch of Bladen County Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Elizabethtown’s branch belongs to Bladen County Public Library, which serves 29,153 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bladen County Public Library
111 N Cypress St., Elizabethtown 28337
51 hrsopen a week
12,066sq 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 Bladen County Public Library
30K
visits
1.0 per resident
36K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
263
programs & events
9,697 attended
10K
library cards
35% 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
36K loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media60%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
263 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $677K.
Local 86%State 13%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.