Library · Bland
Bland County Public Library
Bland’s library is the Bland County Public Library, a branch of Bland County Public Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bland’s branch belongs to Bland County Public Library, which serves 6,210 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bland County Public Library
697 Main Street, Bland 24315
41 hrsopen a week
5,215sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bland County Public Library
20K
visits
3.3 per resident
55K
loans, print + digital
8.8 per resident
158
programs & events
3,866 attended
538
library cards
9% 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
55K loans last year
Books & media (adults)74%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming5%
Who the programs are for
158 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $342K.
Local 78%State 20%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.