Library · Charles
Heritage Public Library
Charles’s library is the Heritage Public Library, a branch of Heritage Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Charles’s branch belongs to Heritage Public Library, which serves 30,260 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Heritage Public Library
10780 Courthouse Road, Charles City 23030
42 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Heritage Public Library
32K
visits
1.1 per resident
51K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
367
programs & events
6,290 attended
2,803
library cards
9% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
51K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
367 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $520K.
Local 74%State 24%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.