Library · Kannapolis
Kannapolis Branch Library
Kannapolis’s library is the Kannapolis Branch Library, a branch of Cabarrus County Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kannapolis’s branch belongs to Cabarrus County Public Library, which serves 242,880 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kannapolis Branch Library
850 Mountain St., Kannapolis 28081
60 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Cabarrus County Public Library
325K
visits
1.3 per resident
1M
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
2,558
programs & events
55K attended
68K
library cards
28% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media55%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
2,558 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.1M.
Local 95%State 5%
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.