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Spruce Pine Public Library
Spruce Pine’s library is the Spruce Pine Public Library, a branch of Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Spruce Pine’s branch belongs to Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library, which serves 50,755 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Spruce Pine Public Library
142 Walnut Ave, Spruce Pine 28777
45 hrsopen a week
7,106sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library
174K
visits
3.4 per resident
135K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
8,934
library cards
18% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
135K loans last year
Books & media (adults)72%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 36%State 25%Federal 0%Gifts & other 39%
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.