Library · Rupert
Rupert Public Library
Rupert’s library is the Rupert Public Library, a branch of Rupert Public Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rupert’s branch belongs to Rupert Public Library, which serves 4,012 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rupert Public Library
124 Greenbrier Street, Rupert 25984
33 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Rupert Public Library
5,460
visits
1.4 per resident
8,347
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
41
programs & events
591 attended
1,864
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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,347 loans last year
Books & media (adults)84%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
41 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 $62K.
Local 25%State 36%Gifts & other 39%
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.