Library · Lumberton
Lumberton Public Library
Lumberton’s library is the Lumberton Public Library, a branch of Lumberton Public Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Lumberton’s branch belongs to Lumberton Public Library, which serves 22,406 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lumberton Public Library
130 E Chance Rd, Lumberton 77657
41 hrsopen a week
5,000sq 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 Lumberton Public Library
39K
visits
1.7 per resident
72K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
220
programs & events
4,228 attended
12K
library cards
53% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
72K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
220 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $316K.
Local 91%Gifts & other 9%
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.