Library · Franklin
Pendleton County Public Library
Franklin’s library is the Pendleton County Public Library, a branch of Pendleton County Public Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Franklin’s branch belongs to Pendleton County Public Library, which serves 6,143 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pendleton County Public Library
256 North Main Street, Franklin 26807
34 hrsopen a week
5,600sq 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 Pendleton County Public Library
10K
visits
1.6 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
102
programs & events
2,300 attended
3,134
library cards
51% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)94%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
102 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $90K.
Local 49%State 39%Gifts & other 12%
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.