Library · Mars Hill
Mars Hill Branch Library
Mars Hill’s library is the Mars Hill Branch Library, a branch of Madison County Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mars Hill’s branch belongs to Madison County Public Library, which serves 21,753 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mars Hill Branch Library
25 Library St., Mars Hill 28754
50 hrsopen a week
7,500sq 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 Madison County Public Library
99K
visits
4.6 per resident
131K
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
1,001
programs & events
14K attended
8,793
library cards
40% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
131K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,001 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $632K.
Local 76%State 16%Federal 3%Gifts & other 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.