Library · Thomas
Mountaintop Public Library
Thomas’s library is the Mountaintop Public Library, a branch of Mountaintop Public Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Thomas’s branch belongs to Mountaintop Public Library, which serves 2,908 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mountaintop Public Library
384 2nd Street, Thomas 26292
34 hrsopen a week
724sq 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 Mountaintop Public Library
5,743
visits
2.0 per resident
7,214
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
210
programs & events
1,494 attended
1,489
library cards
51% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,214 loans last year
Books & media (adults)69%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
210 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $57K.
Local 33%State 31%Gifts & other 36%
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.