Library · Mount Olive
Steele Memorial Library
Mount Olive’s library is the Steele Memorial Library, a branch of Wayne County Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mount Olive’s branch belongs to Wayne County Public Library, which serves 117,748 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Steele Memorial Library
119 W Main St., Mt. Olive 28365
52 hrsopen a week
20,959sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Wayne County Public Library
180K
visits
1.5 per resident
229K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
957
programs & events
26K attended
45K
library cards
39% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
229K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
957 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.6M.
Local 89%State 7%Federal 4%
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.