Library · Sylva
Jackson County Public Library
Sylva’s library is the Jackson County Public Library, a branch of Fontana Regional Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Sylva’s branch belongs to Fontana Regional Library, which serves 96,253 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jackson County Public Library
310 Keener St., Sylva 28779
54 hrsopen a week
26,000sq 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 Fontana Regional Library
314K
visits
3.3 per resident
449K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
2,295
programs & events
37K attended
43K
library cards
45% 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
449K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
2,295 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.7M.
Local 70%State 12%Federal 5%Gifts & other 12%
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.