| Public library | City | County | Librarians (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County Public Libraries | Raleigh | Wake | 152.2 |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 78 |
| Durham County Library | Durham | Durham | 57.76 |
| Forsyth County Public Library | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 46.5 |
| Cumberland County Public Library | Fayetteville | Cumberland | 45 |
| Greensboro Public Library | Greensboro | Guilford | 35.58 |
| Buncombe County Public Libraries | Asheville | Buncombe | 21 |
| High Point Public Library | High Point | Guilford | 20 |
| New Hanover County Public Library | Wilmington | New Hanover | 19 |
| Rowan Public Library | Salisbury | Rowan | 17.3 |
| Gaston County Public Library | Gastonia | Gaston | 16 |
| Wayne County Public Library | Goldsboro | Wayne | 15 |
| Catawba County Library | Newton | Catawba | 14 |
| Orange County Public Library | Hillsborough | Orange | 14 |
| Randolph Public Library | Asheboro | Randolph | 14 |
| Appalachian Regional Library | West Jefferson | Ashe | 13 |
| Cabarrus County Public Library | Concord | Cabarrus | 13 |
| Harnett County Public Library | Lillington | Harnett | 12 |
| Union County Public Library | Monroe | Union | 12 |
| Alamance County Public Libraries | Burlington | Alamance | 11 |
| Henderson County Public Library | Hendersonville | Henderson | 10.31 |
| Mooresville Public Library | Mooresville | Iredell | 10 |
| Davidson County Public Library System | Lexington | Davidson | 9 |
| Lincoln County Public Library | Lincolnton | Lincoln | 9 |
| Wilson County Public Library | Wilson | Wilson | 9 |
| Burke County Public Library | Morganton | Burke | 8 |
| Hickory Public Library | Hickory | Catawba | 8 |
| Rockingham County Public Library | Stoneville | Rockingham | 8 |
| Chapel Hill Public Library | Chapel Hill | Orange | 7.88 |
| Iredell County Library | Statesville | Iredell | 7 |
| Transylvania County Library | Brevard | Transylvania | 7 |
| Fontana Regional Library | Bryson City | Swain | 6 |
| Neuse Regional Library | Kinston | Lenoir | 6 |
| Southern Pines Public Library | Southern Pines | Moore | 6 |
| Granville County Library System | Oxford | Granville | 5.65 |
| Sandhill Regional Library System | Rockingham | Richmond | 5.63 |
| Craven-Pamlico Regional Library | New Bern | Craven | 5.5 |
| Braswell Memorial Public Library | Rocky Mount | Nash | 5 |
| Caldwell County Public Library | Lenoir | Caldwell | 5 |
| Chatham County Public Libraries | Pittsboro | Chatham | 5 |
| Cleveland County Memorial Library | Shelby | Cleveland | 5 |
| Haywood County Public Library | Waynesville | Haywood | 5 |
| Onslow County Public Library | Jacksonville | Onslow | 5 |
| Pettigrew Regional Library | Plymouth | Washington | 5 |
| East Albemarle Regional Library | Elizabeth City | Pasquotank | 4.85 |
| Sheppard Memorial Library | Greenville | Pitt | 4.23 |
| Robeson County Public Library | Lumberton | Robeson | 4 |
| Davie County Public Library | Mocksville | Davie | 3.75 |
| Stanly County Public Library | Albemarle | Stanly | 3.75 |
| Pender County Public Library | Burgaw | Pender | 3.4 |
| Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library | Burnsville | Yancey | 3 |
| Brunswick County Library | Southport | Brunswick | 3 |
| Franklin County Library | Louisburg | Franklin | 3 |
| Lee County Library | Sanford | Lee | 3 |
| Madison County Public Library | Marshall | Madison | 3 |
| McDowell County Public Library | Marion | McDowell | 3 |
| Rutherford County Library | Spindale | Rutherford | 3 |
| Person County Public Library | Roxboro | Person | 2.81 |
| Polk County Public Libraries | Columbus | Polk | 2.81 |
| Caswell County Public Library | Yanceyville | Caswell | 2 |
| Edgecombe County Memorial Library | Tarboro | Edgecombe | 2 |
| Farmville Public Library | Farmville | Pitt | 2 |
| Hocutt Ellington Memorial Library | Clayton | Johnston | 2 |
| Northwestern Regional Library | Elkin | Surry | 2 |
| Nantahala Regional Library | Murphy | Cherokee | 1.88 |
| Albemarle Regional Library | Winton | Hertford | 1 |
| Alexander County Library | Taylorsville | Alexander | 1 |
| Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library | Washington | Beaufort | 1 |
| Bladen County Public Library | Elizabethtown | Bladen | 1 |
| Carteret County Public Library System | Beaufort | Carteret | 1 |
| Columbus County Public Library | Whiteville | Columbus | 1 |
| Duplin County Library | Kenansville | Duplin | 1 |
| George H. and Laura E. Brown Public Library | Washington | Beaufort | 1 |
| Gibsonville Public Library | Gibsonville | Guilford | 1 |
| Given Memorial Library & Tufts Archive | Pinehurst | Moore | 1 |
| Halifax County Library System | Halifax | Halifax | 1 |
| Harold D. Cooley Library | Nashville | Nash | 1 |
| Jacob Mauney Memorial Library | Kings Mountain | Cleveland | 1 |
| Roanoke Rapids Public Library | Roanoke Rapids | Halifax | 1 |
| Sampson-Clinton Public Library | Clinton | Sampson | 1 |
| Scotland County Memorial Library | Laurinburg | Scotland | 1 |
| Warren County Memorial Library | Warrenton | Warren | 1 |
Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.
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