Library · Cape Charles
Cape Charles Memorial Library
Cape Charles’s library is the Cape Charles Memorial Library, a branch of Eastern Shore Public Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Cape Charles’s branch belongs to Eastern Shore Public Library, which serves 45,544 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cape Charles Memorial Library
201 Mason Avenue, Cape Charles 23310
41 hrsopen a week
3,000sq 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 Eastern Shore Public Library
107K
visits
2.3 per resident
122K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
454
programs & events
5,214 attended
3,502
library cards
8% 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
8% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
122K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
454 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 66%State 19%Gifts & other 15%
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.