Library · Greensboro
Greensboro Public Library
Greensboro’s library is the Greensboro Public Library, a branch of Greensboro Public Library, open about 80 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Greensboro’s branch belongs to Greensboro Public Library, which serves 435,509 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Greensboro Public Library
219 N Church St., Greensboro 27401
80 hrsopen a week
98,500sq 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 Greensboro Public Library
1.1M
visits
2.5 per resident
1.8M
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
2,258
programs & events
57K attended
198K
library cards
46% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
2,258 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 $11M.
Local 96%State 4%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Greensboro Public Library branches in Greensboro
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.