Library · Rowland
Rowland Public Library
Rowland’s library is the Rowland Public Library, a branch of Robeson County Public Library, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rowland’s branch belongs to Robeson County Public Library, which serves 116,438 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rowland Public Library
113 E Main St., Rowland 28383
20 hrsopen a week
4,268sq 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 Robeson County Public Library
70K
visits
0.6 per resident
103K
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
270
programs & events
6,204 attended
8,754
library cards
8% 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
8% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
103K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
270 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 78%State 16%Gifts & other 6%
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.