Library · Greensboro
Greensboro Free
Greensboro’s library is the Greensboro Free, a branch of Greensboro Free, open about 31 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Greensboro’s branch belongs to Greensboro Free, which serves 903 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Greensboro Free
53 Wilson St., Greensboro 05841
31 hrsopen a week
5,996sq 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
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Greensboro Free
8,534
visits
9.5 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
17.7 per resident
213
programs & events
2,055 attended
1,270
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
9.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
17.7 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.3 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
213 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$148 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $134K.
Local 22%State 0%Federal 1%Gifts & other 77%
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.