Library · Swannanoa
Swannanoa Branch Library
Swannanoa’s library is the Swannanoa Branch Library, a branch of Buncombe County Public Libraries, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Swannanoa’s branch belongs to Buncombe County Public Libraries, which serves 277,047 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Swannanoa Branch Library
101 W Charleston St., Swannanoa 28778
41 hrsopen a week
1,212sq 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 Buncombe County Public Libraries
740K
visits
2.7 per resident
2M
loans, print + digital
7.1 per resident
1,611
programs & events
39K attended
129K
library cards
47% 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.4 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
1,611 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $8M.
Local 96%State 3%Gifts & other 0%
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.