Library · Kinston
Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library
Kinston’s library is the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library, a branch of Neuse Regional Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Kinston’s branch belongs to Neuse Regional Library, which serves 83,327 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library
510 N Queen St., Kinston 28501
62 hrsopen a week
26,665sq 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 Neuse Regional Library
188K
visits
2.3 per resident
186K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
3,493
programs & events
69K attended
39K
library cards
46% 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
186K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
3,493 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2M.
Local 57%State 19%Federal 4%Gifts & other 20%
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.