Library · Sutton
Sutton Public Library
Sutton’s library is the Sutton Public Library, a branch of Sutton Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sutton’s branch belongs to Sutton Public Library, which serves 4,686 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sutton Public Library
500 Main Street, Sutton 26601
32 hrsopen a week
5,500sq 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 Sutton Public Library
5,318
visits
1.1 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
239
programs & events
1,148 attended
2,164
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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
239 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 $68K.
Local 26%State 42%Gifts & other 33%
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.