Library · Central Garage
Upper King William Branch Library
Central Garage’s library is the Upper King William Branch Library, a branch of Pamunkey Regional Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Central Garage’s branch belongs to Pamunkey Regional Library, which serves 160,674 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Upper King William Branch Library
694-J Sharon Road, King William 23086
52 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Pamunkey Regional Library
460K
visits
2.9 per resident
805K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
2,505
programs & events
57K attended
45K
library cards
28% 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 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
805K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
2,505 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.4M.
Local 90%State 10%Federal 0%
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.