Library · Newport
Newport Branch Public Library
Newport’s library is the Newport Branch Public Library, a branch of Carteret County Public Library System, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Newport’s branch belongs to Carteret County Public Library System, which serves 70,268 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Newport Branch Public Library
210 Howard Blvd, Newport 28570
54 hrsopen a week
4,427sq 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 Carteret County Public Library System
140K
visits
2.0 per resident
304K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
884
programs & events
9,941 attended
41K
library cards
59% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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 2.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
304K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
884 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 92%State 8%
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.