The Buncombe County Public Libraries serves 243,855 residents in the city of Asheville. The library system includes 11 branch libraries, a central branch in downtown Asheville known as Pack Memorial Library, and a law library located in the County courthouse. The library maintains 513,697 volumes and circulates 1.6 million items per year. It provides meeting rooms, book clubs, storytimes, summer learning programs, outreach services, interlibrary loans, and other programs for kids, teens, and adults,