Library · Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane’s library is the Hurricane, a branch of Putnam County Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hurricane’s branch belongs to Putnam County Library, which serves 57,440 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hurricane
410 Midland Trail, Hurricane 25526
40 hrsopen a week
2,000sq 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 Putnam County Library
69K
visits
1.2 per resident
376K
loans, print + digital
6.5 per resident
446
programs & events
8,039 attended
53K
library cards
93% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
93% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
376K loans last year
Books & media (adults)87%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
446 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $962K.
Local 61%State 37%Gifts & other 2%
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.