Library · Rainelle
Rainelle Public Library
Rainelle’s library is the Rainelle Public Library, a branch of Rainelle Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rainelle’s branch belongs to Rainelle Public Library, which serves 6,475 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rainelle Public Library
378 7th Street, Rainelle 25962
42 hrsopen a week
3,652sq 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 Rainelle Public Library
6,100
visits
0.9 per resident
6,867
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
6
programs & events
77 attended
2,993
library cards
46% 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 (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,867 loans last year
Books & media (adults)75%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
6 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $90K.
Local 39%State 42%Gifts & other 19%
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.