Library · Salisbury
Rowan Public Library
Salisbury’s library is the Rowan Public Library, a branch of Rowan Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Salisbury’s branch belongs to Rowan Public Library, which serves 152,450 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rowan Public Library
201 W Fisher St., Salisbury 28144
54 hrsopen a week
47,500sq 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 Rowan Public Library
273K
visits
1.8 per resident
492K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
1,339
programs & events
25K attended
90K
library cards
59% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
492K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
1,339 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 $3.7M.
Local 94%State 5%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
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.