Library · Helvetia
Helvetia Public Library
Helvetia’s library is the Helvetia Public Library, a branch of Helvetia Public Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Helvetia’s branch belongs to Helvetia Public Library, which serves 3,631 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Helvetia Public Library
4901 Pickens Road, Helvetia 26224
30 hrsopen a week
1,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Helvetia Public Library
1,752
visits
0.5 per resident
1,130
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
17
programs & events
99 attended
190
library cards
5% 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
5% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,130 loans last year
Books & media (adults)82%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
17 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$8 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $28K.
Local 34%State 48%Gifts & other 18%
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.