Library · Bluffton
Bluffton Branch Library
Bluffton’s library is the Bluffton Branch Library, a branch of Beaufort County Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bluffton’s branch belongs to Beaufort County Library, which serves 187,117 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bluffton Branch Library
120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton 29910
38 hrsopen a week
25,000sq 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 Beaufort County Library
373K
visits
2.0 per resident
881K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
2,417
programs & events
39K attended
106K
library cards
57% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
881K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
2,417 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 $5.5M.
Local 90%State 8%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.