Library · Williamston
Martin Memorial Library
Williamston’s library is the Martin Memorial Library, a branch of Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Williamston’s branch belongs to Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library, which serves 60,152 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Martin Memorial Library
200 N Smithwick St., Williamston 27892
49 hrsopen a week
9,331sq 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 Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library
74K
visits
1.2 per resident
81K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
1,108
programs & events
14K attended
23K
library cards
38% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
81K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
1,108 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $927K.
Local 56%State 38%Federal 4%Gifts & other 2%
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.