Library · Blacksburg
Blacksburg Library
Blacksburg’s library is the Blacksburg Library, a branch of Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Blacksburg’s branch belongs to Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, which serves 117,285 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Blacksburg Library
200 Miller Street, Blacksburg 24060
62 hrsopen a week
16,000sq 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 Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library
341K
visits
2.9 per resident
621K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
1,795
programs & events
32K attended
12K
library cards
10% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.9 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
621K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
1,795 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.2M.
Local 87%State 12%Gifts & other 1%
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.