Library · Spindale
Rutherford County Library
Spindale’s library is the Rutherford County Library, a branch of Rutherford County Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Spindale’s branch belongs to Rutherford County Library, which serves 64,692 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rutherford County Library
255 Callahan Koon Rd, Spindale 28160
47 hrsopen a week
7,281sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rutherford County Library
46K
visits
0.7 per resident
143K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
1,391
programs & events
9,496 attended
27K
library cards
42% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
143K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming46%
Who the programs are for
1,391 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $854K.
Local 74%State 17%Federal 2%Gifts & other 7%
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.