Library · Gilead
Mt Gilead Public Library
Gilead’s library is the Mt Gilead Public Library, a branch of Mt Gilead Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Gilead’s branch belongs to Mt Gilead Public Library, which serves 7,902 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mt Gilead Public Library
41 E. High St., Mt. Gilead 43338
45 hrsopen a week
16,000sq 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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Mt Gilead Public Library
17K
visits
2.1 per resident
49K
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
207
programs & events
4,714 attended
6,834
library cards
86% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
86% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
49K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
207 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $280K.
Local 35%State 58%Gifts & other 7%
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.