Library · Fredericksburg
Pioneer Memorial Library
Fredericksburg’s library is the Pioneer Memorial Library, a branch of Pioneer Memorial Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fredericksburg’s branch belongs to Pioneer Memorial Library, which serves 26,960 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pioneer Memorial Library
115 W Main St., Fredericksburg 78624
43 hrsopen a week
10,170sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Pioneer Memorial Library
72K
visits
2.7 per resident
341K
loans, print + digital
12.7 per resident
192
programs & events
4,866 attended
9,027
library cards
33% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
9.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
341K loans last year
Books & media (adults)11%Kids’ books & media11%E-books, audio & streaming78%
Who the programs are for
192 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $369K.
Local 100%
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.