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Rural Hall Branch Library
Rural Hall’s library is the Rural Hall Branch Library, a branch of Forsyth County Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rural Hall’s branch belongs to Forsyth County Public Library, which serves 392,839 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rural Hall Branch Library
7125 Broad St., Rural Hall 27045
60 hrsopen a week
8,900sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Forsyth County Public Library
1.2M
visits
3.2 per resident
1.6M
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
4,131
programs & events
65K attended
348K
library cards
89% 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
3.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
89% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.6M loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media9%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
4,131 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.9M.
Local 96%State 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.