Library · Virginia
Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library
Virginia’s library is the Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library, a branch of Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Virginia’s branch belongs to Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library, which serves 5,519 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library
217 East Idaho Street, Virginia City 59755
44 hrsopen a week
3,853sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library
10K
visits
1.8 per resident
5,928
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
196
programs & events
2,294 attended
728
library cards
13% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,928 loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
196 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $240K.
Local 98%State 2%
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.