Library · Glenville
Gilmer Public Library
Glenville’s library is the Gilmer Public Library, a branch of Gilmer Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Glenville’s branch belongs to Gilmer Public Library, which serves 7,408 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gilmer Public Library
214 Walnut Street, Glenville 26351
40 hrsopen a week
3,292sq 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 Gilmer Public Library
6,424
visits
0.9 per resident
7,290
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
55
programs & events
1,691 attended
3,284
library cards
44% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,290 loans last year
Books & media (adults)75%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
55 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 $108K.
Local 49%State 45%Gifts & other 6%
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.