Library · Fayetteville
Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library
Fayetteville’s library is the Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library, a branch of Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fayetteville’s branch belongs to Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library, which serves 36,169 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library
306 Elk Avenue North, Fayetteville 37334
55 hrsopen a week
16,735sq 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 Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library
22K
visits
0.6 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
393
programs & events
5,356 attended
28K
library cards
77% 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
77% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming61%
Who the programs are for
393 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $265K.
Local 89%Gifts & other 11%
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.