Library · Siler
Wren Memorial Library
Siler’s library is the Wren Memorial Library, a branch of Chatham County Public Libraries, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Siler’s branch belongs to Chatham County Public Libraries, which serves 81,248 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wren Memorial Library
500 N 2nd Ave, Siler City 27344
51 hrsopen a week
6,700sq 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 Chatham County Public Libraries
84K
visits
1.0 per resident
353K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
888
programs & events
17K attended
28K
library cards
34% 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
353K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
888 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.2M.
Local 85%State 4%Federal 0%Gifts & other 11%
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.