Library · Centreville
Kevin Poole Van Cleave Memorial Library
Centreville’s library is the Kevin Poole Van Cleave Memorial Library, a branch of Wilkinson County Library System, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Centreville’s branch belongs to Wilkinson County Library System, which serves 8,053 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kevin Poole Van Cleave Memorial Library
141 West Park Street North, Centreville 39631
35 hrsopen a week
3,560sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Wilkinson County Library System
5,684
visits
0.7 per resident
3,555
loans, print + digital
0.4 per resident
9
programs & events
124 attended
2,215
library cards
28% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,555 loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
9 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $170K.
Local 68%State 21%Federal 6%Gifts & other 5%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.