Library · Terra Alta
Terra Alta Public Library
Terra Alta’s library is the Terra Alta Public Library, a branch of Terra Alta Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Terra Alta’s branch belongs to Terra Alta Public Library, which serves 13,686 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Terra Alta Public Library
701b East State Avenue, Terra Alta 26764
40 hrsopen a week
5,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Terra Alta Public Library
32K
visits
2.3 per resident
30K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
161
programs & events
1,234 attended
3,125
library cards
23% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
30K loans last year
Books & media (adults)97%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $143K.
Local 38%State 47%Gifts & other 15%
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.