Library Visitors

The Library welcomed 2,606,133 visitors through its doors.

Library Members

By the end of Fiscal Year 2025, 346,661 people were active library cardholders, having used their account within the past two years. 

Total Materials Borrowed

Library users borrowed 9,421,237 items. 

Digital Materials Borrowed

The Library's digital formats were very popular with customers, who circulated 4,898,734 items.

Programs

The Library encouraged the love of reading and learning by offering 26,061 programs with a total attendance of 540,262. 

Pre-Third-Grade Literacy Impact

The Library has made a commitment to partner with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to expand literacy programming for pre-third-grade students.  Attendance for these library programs was 407,079 participants.

Job Help

The Job Help Center hosted 2,342 job help-themed programs to help people in the community develop skills and prepare for career-readiness, advancement, placement and more.

Summer Reading

The Library's Summer Reading program engages participants with learning and literacy over the summer, when they’re most at risk of losing academic gains made throughout the school year. Summer Reading encourages kids to read over the summer.

• Total days logged - 325,191
• Summer Break total accounts - 11,301
• Earned badges - 27,482

Get Social: Social Media Followers

Staying connected to the community in a variety of formats is important as a trusted community institution, and how we get news about the Library's phenomenal programs, resources and programs is important. 22,788 people followed us on Facebook in Fiscal Year 2025. Another 13,854 followed us on Instagram, 6,876 followed us on LinkedIn and 10,695 followed us on Twitter (X).

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