Library · Wake Forest
Wake Forest Community Library
Wake Forest’s library is the Wake Forest Community Library, a branch of Wake County Public Libraries, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Wake Forest’s branch belongs to Wake County Public Libraries, which serves 1,194,900 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wake Forest Community Library
400 E Holding Ave, Wake Forest 27587
68 hrsopen a week
9,000sq 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 Wake County Public Libraries
3M
visits
2.6 per resident
12M
loans, print + digital
9.9 per resident
11K
programs & events
321K attended
406K
library cards
34% 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.5 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12M loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
10,552 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $35M.
Local 91%State 3%Federal 5%
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.