Libraries
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Chatham County Chatham County has three public libraries-in Pittsboro, Siler City and Goldston-with a collection of approximately 32,500 items including reference, adult fiction and non-fiction, children's books, books on tape, videos, magazines and newspapers. It also features a bookmobile for those who are unable to come to the library. The Chatham County library also houses a local history collection and the local history files of the Chatham County Historical Association. Durham County Durham County Libraries operate eight branches with 430,000 volumes available. Annual circulation totals 1,400,000. Specialized services in Durham County include a Bookmobile, a branch near a Boys' Club, and the OASIS program providing services to older adults & shut-ins. The downtown Durham branch also offers a room focused on business topics. Franklin County The Franklin County library system has four branches located in Louisburg, Youngsville, Bunn, and Franklinton with 71,000 volumes and an annual circulation of 142,000. Granville County The Granville Public library system opened the Richard H. Thorton Library in 1935, which was the first tax-supported library in the Southeastern United States. The Thorton library has a branch at Vance-Granville's South Campus, serving the Creedmoor/Butner areas, and branches in Stovall and Butner. The library has approximately 85,000 volumes. Included in the lending program are books, videos, audiovisual equipment, audio cassettes, magazines, pictures, films, and slides. Harnett County The Harnett County library system has five branches, located in Angier, Coats, Dunn, Erwin and Lillington. The system has over 104,000 volumes and an annual circulation of 220,000. The library features book talks at schools, puppet shows, story time at daycares, delivery of books to daycares and a special homebound service called CRANE, for those who cannot travel to the library. Johnston County The Johnston County library system has two branches with 127,000 volumes and an annual circulation of 320,000. Lee County The Lee County library has three branches. It provides over 116,000 volumes to its residents. It has an annual circulation of 189,000. The library has a computerized reference available and a local internet access is in development. Other services the library provides include: the readers' advisory, investment resources, interlibrary loans, outreach program (takes books and videotapes to people in rest homes), recorded and large print books, local history collection, local newspapers on microfilm, and story time for children. Also, local internet access is also provided. Moore County Moore County has four branches within the Sandhills regional library system. The Sandhills system has a circulation of 432,588. Southern Pines has a municipal library system with a circulation of 80,657 and over 43,000 volumes. Orange County The Orange County library in Hillsborough has 50,000 volumes with an annual circulation of 140,000. Also available are books on tape, videocassettes, periodicals, and microforms. An extension van provides library services to day care and senior citizen centers. The library serves as the headquarters for the Hyconeechee Regional Library System. The Chapel Hill Public Library-located in a new facility-has 117,000 volumes available and an annual circulation of 700,000. Services to Orange County and Chapel Hill residents include Internet access via computers located within the library's facility, an inter-library loan program, a "Dial a Story" service, and bookmobile service for local daycares and some housing developments. The library also offers two meeting rooms available to any non-profit organization holding an open meeting. Person County Person County Public Library in Roxboro contains about 33,000 volumes, plus 300 books on tape, over 1,000 video cassettes, 180 periodicals and microforms. The library has a public meeting room available free of charge. The library has a book mobile, which provides service to the citizens of the county. Other services offered by the library include: inter-library loans, large print books, a Person County History collection, local newspaper on microfilm and dial-a-story for children. The library has a computerized reference guide. The Person County Public Library is also a member of the Hyconeechee Regional Library Systems. The Library has an automated book catalog and check-out system, as well as computers available for public use. To promote children literature, a television show on local cable vision is aired on Monday & Thursday Mornings and Thursday Evenings featuring local people reading children's books. Vance County The Perry Library in Henderson offers about 50,000 volumes and over 900 books on tape. Story hours for pre-school children are provided weekly during the school year. The library also offers an adult new reader program. Wake County The Wake County Public Library System operates 18 branches in nine municipalities, with 936,000 volumes available and an annual circulation of close to 5 million. The Wake County Information and Referral Service operates through the library system, providing a way to access resources available in the area. In order to reach the greatest number of residents, branches are located near shopping centers, high schools and public housing developments. The downtown Raleigh branch's collection focuses on business and professional books and periodicals. Warren County The Warren County Memorial Library, located in downtown Warrenton on the Court House Square, houses approximately 15,000 volumes. Serving the county of Warren, the library is completely automated and has stand alone computers and printers for patron use. The library offers regular storytimes for preschoolers at the library and at day care centers throughout the county. An outreach coordinator delivers library materials to homebound patrons. Spanish classes are taught throughout the academic year for business people in the community and other interested adults.
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