Library · Gastonia
Gaston County Public Library (Regional Headquarters)
Gastonia’s library is the Gaston County Public Library (Regional Headquarters), a branch of Gaston County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gastonia’s branch belongs to Gaston County Public Library, which serves 239,636 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gaston County Public Library (Regional Headquarters)
1555 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia 28054
46 hrsopen a week
60,000sq 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 Gaston County Public Library
427K
visits
1.8 per resident
863K
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
3,770
programs & events
131K attended
90K
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
863K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
3,770 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6M.
Local 95%State 5%Federal 0%
Locations
Other Gaston County Public Library branches in Gastonia
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.