Library · Walhalla
Oconee County Public Library
Walhalla’s library is the Oconee County Public Library, a branch of Oconee County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Walhalla’s branch belongs to Oconee County Public Library, which serves 78,607 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Oconee County Public Library
501 W S Broad St., Walhalla 29691
46 hrsopen a week
22,500sq 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 Oconee County Public Library
148K
visits
1.9 per resident
332K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
359
programs & events
5,481 attended
12K
library cards
15% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
332K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
359 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 87%State 10%Federal 0%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.