State Library of North Carolina
North Carolina Public Library Statistics, FY 1996/97

Table 5a. Collections

		Print						Non-Print
		Adults Books	Juvenile Books	Total Book Volumes*	Total Print Materials**	Serials Volumes	Total Book/Serials Volumes	Audio	Video	Total Non-Print***	Serial Subscriptions
County Libraries
1	Mecklenburg	716,376	423,221	1,360,378	1,360,378	47,224	1,407,602	54,469	34,484	102,180	2,595
2	Wake	701,042	528,447	1,229,489	1,235,135	0	1,229,489	0	0	0	1,665
3	Guilford (Greensboro)	381,136	179,034	560,170	560,378	878	561,048	6,339	9,338	16,462	1,455
4	Cumberland	217,916	131,023	440,201	440,338	4,777	444,978	12,176	8,434	21,072	1,094
5	Forsyth	317,465	144,600	515,140	525,140	21,070	536,210	27,855	6,416	74,511	3,445
6	Durham	268,510	166,131	435,369	435,973	3,672	439,041	12,448	4,045	18,859	1,084
7	Buncombe (Asheville)	243,187	116,099	360,786	360,786	0	360,786	16,735	5,307	22,462	775
8	Onslow	67,202	36,601	126,278	133,058	520	126,798	1,784	3,946	20,366	244
9	New Hanover	197,145	67,341	278,975	279,191	3,689	282,664	7,360	3,854	11,321	394
10	Davidson	121,100	57,687	186,327	188,547	1,474	187,801	9,904	3,778	16,755	1,474
11	Rowan	135,413	50,778	186,191	186,191	1,932	188,123	2,392	4,006	12,796	504
12	Randolph	128,902	56,663	210,547	210,547	2,400	212,947	6,901	2,920	10,070	810
13	Pitt (Sheppard)	127,116	62,489	211,792	211,792	1,857	213,649	6,199	2,920	18,238	400
14	Cabarrus (Cannon)	129,434	63,238	201,055	208,683	4,595	205,650	3,391	1,760	5,574	499
15	Wayne	58,462	37,382	96,714	96,714	0	96,714	1,722	3,611	5,333	243
16	Robeson	92,896	36,884	146,973	146,973	1,200	148,173	1,450	3,453	4,903	190
17	Union	101,046	63,044	165,990	166,329	876	166,866	2,514	3,339	71,366	446
18	Johnston	130,597	58,062	200,609	201,409	2,190	202,799	1,520	5,030	8,175	224
19	Catawba	89,001	32,919	144,920	145,160	0	144,920	2,443	5,185	7,658	599
20	Iredell	129,244	30,677	164,488	164,488	4,320	168,808	3,950	4,268	8,574	403
21	Rockingham	200,151	70,681	306,563	323,376	28,880	335,443	5,000	5,640	14,204	740
22	Nash (Braswell)	80,175	54,122	135,297	135,297	1,020	136,317	3,084	789	4,130	360
23	Burke	98,752	21,971	130,804	130,804	7,895	138,699	3,526	2,000	5,526	230
24	Cleveland	69,789	29,985	111,713	112,231	12,512	124,225	3,351	3,361	7,826	179
25	Harnett	77,528	43,103	128,777	130,682	2,006	130,783	2,921	1,937	5,250	569
26	Henderson	137,782	54,727	192,509	192,883	3,150	195,659	9,005	3,461	16,568	421
27	Caldwell	76,798	28,191	118,989	119,189	260	119,249	2,523	3,757	6,883	236
28	Wilson	99,660	41,146	153,806	153,806	4,303	158,109	1,097	1,216	5,786	403
29	Brunswick	46,678	22,941	85,619	85,619	485	86,104	1,045	1,956	3,183	159
30	Rutherford	56,056	49,135	118,091	123,091	2,500	120,591	0	0	0	76
31	Edgecombe	48,858	32,237	110,672	119,092	710	111,382	3,970	62	4,287	150
32	Stanly	81,284	37,126	118,410	118,815	882	119,292	2,119	204	2,323	156
33	Columbus	80,390	39,160	121,347	121,347	0	121,347	1,728	1,584	3,579	394
34	Sampson-Clinton	60,730	28,501	90,431	90,431	492	90,923	542	1,430	2,569	141
35	Haywood	92,344	32,449	143,576	143,576	3,044	146,620	8,404	3,913	13,277	526
36	Lee	76,719	34,956	112,675	112,701	628	113,303	1,321	2,142	4,613	184
37	Duplin	24,835	22,050	51,938	52,143	5,254	57,192	702	1,306	2,033	123
38	Franklin	51,839	29,817	83,835	83,910	400	84,235	2,548	38	2,656	123
39	Granville (Thornton)	52,775	26,633	80,560	80,685	1,354	81,914	790	3,942	5,063	254
40	Vance (Perry)	46,712	21,202	69,914	74,914	900	70,814	2,723	373	5,152	250
41	Halifax	57,326	18,114	78,721	80,691	796	79,517	1,700	4,806	8,526	149
42	McDowell	62,709	16,009	80,418	80,418	10,729	91,147	1,735	1,706	4,073	202
43	Pender	48,626	19,912	73,600	73,600	71	73,671	1,028	1,974	3,002	237
44	Scotland	44,930	14,643	63,343	65,353	9,615	72,958	1,135	16	1,151	230
45	Davie	36,122	15,815	56,937	56,937	834	57,771	1,375	1,108	2,539	221
46	Alexander	35,900	19,553	59,530	59,530	600	60,130	1,484	2,383	3,867	129
47	Bladen	32,748	15,129	68,036	68,090	0	68,036	3,337	3,209	6,596	119
48	Transylvania	47,441	19,494	66,935	67,400	1,468	68,403	3,358	1,453	28,938	235
49	Madison	62,030	24,002	95,929	95,929	1	95,930	1,487	4,256	5,743	22
50	Warren	6,278	3,057	9,545	9,724	320	9,865	153	325	498	49
51	Polk	24,424	6,360	33,779	34,390	330	34,109	817	560	1,615	91
	Totals	6,371,579	3,234,541	10,374,691	10,453,864	204,113	10,578,804	255,560	177,001	638,131	25,901
Regional Libraries
52	Gaston-Lincoln	361,325	151,042	512,367	520,367	4,326	516,693	16,522	9,427	31,877	965
53	Sandhill	192,885	76,026	300,681	300,681	10,185	310,866	4,692	4,448	9,424	429
54	Central NC	131,973	75,084	217,160	230,383	1,535	218,695	6,820	6,798	75,185	473
55	CPC	139,021	53,084	203,383	213,220	1,681	205,064	4,012	3,623	10,163	521
56	Northwestern	184,916	80,931	268,397	269,775	33,500	301,897	429	1,101	2,130	470
57	Appalachian	117,413	60,493	177,906	177,906	1,300	179,206	4,212	3,752	15,928	359
58	Hyconeechee	76,935	42,378	122,887	123,085	877	123,764	2,010	2,545	4,671	656
59	Neuse	154,106	55,015	212,568	213,820	5,386	217,954	9,984	6,038	24,470	587
60	East Albemarle	97,482	39,550	141,042	141,042	906	141,948	2,785	1,392	4,410	642
61	Albemarle	134,694	63,647	204,925	204,973	532	205,457	15,435	13,303	28,832	239
62	Fontana	118,217	47,987	169,129	171,294	2,879	172,008	4,104	3,715	11,855	539
63	BHM	59,602	25,097	107,327	107,667	590	107,917	582	825	1,663	220
64	AMY	116,809	34,196	167,119	167,119	200	167,319	4,960	1,904	6,864	175
65	Pettigrew	73,360	21,051	99,103	99,103	0	99,103	1,111	2,380	6,982	251
66	Nantahala	75,058	25,778	102,336	102,336	1,884	104,220	1,291	3,196	5,432	312
	Totals	2,033,796	851,359	3,006,330	3,042,771	65,781	3,072,111	78,949	64,447	239,886	6,838
Municipal Libraries
67	High Point	205,244	59,840	265,084	284,297	0	265,084	5,486	7,073	308,789	572
68	Chapel Hill	77,922	34,158	113,030	113,030	888	113,918	4,470	0	4,470	220
69	Hickory (Elbert Ivey)	60,251	22,070	89,131	89,749	7,310	96,441	1,828	3,087	4,971	263
70	Roanoke Rapids	22,716	9,681	32,397	32,397	334	32,731	1,458	1,406	2,864	117
71	Mooresville	34,057	19,075	53,632	53,632	0	53,632	1,342	1,908	3,250	125
72	Southern Pines	36,728	11,419	48,379	48,723	253	48,632	741	199	4,525	151
73	Washington (Brown)	33,987	5,488	42,071	42,226	1,173	43,244	1,562	318	1,890	90
74	Kings Mt. (Mauney)	19,382	13,813	39,393	39,743	421	39,814	1,036	1,604	3,186	45
75	Farmville	25,300	12,750	41,750	41,750	171	41,921	150	625	775	125
	Totals	515,587	188,294	724,867	745,547	10,550	735,417	18,073	16,220	334,720	1,708
	North Carolina	8,920,962	4,274,194	14,105,888	14,242,182	280,444	14,386,332	352,582	257,668	1,212,737	34,447

* Includes uncataloged books.
** Includes "other" print.
*** Includes "other" non-print.