Library · Liberty
Liberty Public Library
Liberty’s library is the Liberty Public Library, a branch of Randolph Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Liberty’s branch belongs to Randolph Public Library, which serves 146,486 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Liberty Public Library
239 S Fayetteville St., Liberty 27298
46 hrsopen a week
3,858sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Randolph Public Library
345K
visits
2.4 per resident
357K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
1,837
programs & events
58K attended
150K
library cards
100% 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
357K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
1,837 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.2M.
Local 85%State 5%Federal 2%Gifts & other 7%
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.