Library · Leland
Leland Branch Library
Leland’s library is the Leland Branch Library, a branch of Brunswick County Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Leland’s branch belongs to Brunswick County Library, which serves 160,440 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Leland Branch Library
487 Village Rd, Leland 28451
52 hrsopen a week
4,750sq 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 Brunswick County Library
407K
visits
2.5 per resident
374K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
1,895
programs & events
36K attended
42K
library cards
26% 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
1.8 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
374K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
1,895 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2M.
Local 90%State 10%Gifts & other 0%
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.