Library · Fair Bluff
Fair Bluff Community Library
Fair Bluff’s library is the Fair Bluff Community Library, a branch of Columbus County Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fair Bluff’s branch belongs to Columbus County Public Library, which serves 50,389 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fair Bluff Community Library
315 Railroad St., Fair Bluff 28439
40 hrsopen a week
2,200sq 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 Columbus County Public Library
45K
visits
0.9 per resident
110K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
154
programs & events
596 attended
46K
library cards
92% 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
0.9 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
92% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
110K loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
154 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 $1.6M.
Local 91%State 9%
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.