North Anson’s library logs 0.2 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Stewart Public Library serves 3,261 people in and around North Anson. Last year it lent 769 books, movies and e-books and logged 624 visits.
What North Anson’s library is like
Stewart Public Library is used less than most libraries its size
Stewart Public Library records 0.2 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people. Borrowing is 0.2 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8. It also spends less than most: $4 per resident, against a typical $43. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Stewart Public Library offered 2 programs last year, 0.6 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Open only about 12 hours a week
Stewart Public Library keeps short hours: about 12 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
30% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 70%. What your card is worth ↓
Stewart Public Library serves more than North Anson
The library’s service area covers 3,261 people in and around North Anson, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind North Anson’s civic life grade
North Anson isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Stewart Public Library serves 3,261 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 1 item goes out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
769 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 8,534 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.1 time last year, on average.
2 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Stewart Public Library, 37 Elm Street, North Anson.
No late fees. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in North Anson? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.00 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average North Anson cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $14K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $15K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $14K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 179 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in North Anson
Does North Anson have a public library?
Yes. Stewart Public Library, 37 Elm Street, serves 3,261 people in and around North Anson (the survey’s count) and is open about 12 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Stewart Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is North Anson’s library?
It logged 0.2 visits and lent 0.2 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is North Anson’s civic life grade?
North Anson isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in North Anson.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.