Library · Cascades
Cascades Library
Cascades’s library is the Cascades Library, a branch of Loudoun County Public Library, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cascades’s branch belongs to Loudoun County Public Library, which serves 425,204 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cascades Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls 20165
66 hrsopen a week
30,000sq 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 Loudoun County Public Library
1.7M
visits
4.0 per resident
5.4M
loans, print + digital
12.7 per resident
9,989
programs & events
351K attended
66K
library cards
16% 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
4.0 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.7 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)19%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
9,989 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$57 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $24M.
Local 99%State 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.