Library · Matthews
Matthews Branch Library
Matthews’s library is the Matthews Branch Library, a branch of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Matthews’s branch belongs to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, which serves 1,162,168 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Matthews Branch Library
230 Matthews Station St., Matthews 28105
58 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
2.3M
visits
1.9 per resident
8.6M
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
21K
programs & events
479K attended
771K
library cards
66% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
66% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8.6M loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming46%
Who the programs are for
20,666 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $56M.
Local 82%State 1%Federal 2%Gifts & other 14%
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.