Library · Appomattox
J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library
Appomattox’s library is the J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, a branch of J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Appomattox’s branch belongs to J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, which serves 16,206 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library
157 Main Street, Appomattox 24522
50 hrsopen a week
5,446sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library
31K
visits
1.9 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
154
programs & events
3,328 attended
2,354
library cards
15% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
154 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $266K.
Local 77%State 23%
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.