Library · West Jefferson
Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library
West Jefferson’s library is the Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library, a branch of Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library/West Jefferson, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. West Jefferson’s branch belongs to Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library/West Jefferson, which serves 7,105 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library
270 Lilly Chapel Rd., West Jefferson 43162
47 hrsopen a week
11,936sq 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
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library/West Jefferson
19K
visits
2.6 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
7.8 per resident
175
programs & events
5,220 attended
1,901
library cards
27% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.7 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
175 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$88 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $628K.
Local 35%State 49%Gifts & other 17%
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.