Library · Maiden
Maiden Branch Library
Maiden’s library is the Maiden Branch Library, a branch of Catawba County Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Maiden’s branch belongs to Catawba County Library, which serves 120,898 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Maiden Branch Library
11 S A Ave, Maiden 28650
39 hrsopen a week
2,800sq 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 Catawba County Library
236K
visits
2.0 per resident
455K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
1,497
programs & events
25K attended
16K
library cards
13% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
455K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
1,497 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 $3.5M.
Local 92%State 5%Federal 2%Gifts & other 1%
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.