Library · Colonial Beach
Cooper Branch
Colonial Beach’s library is the Cooper Branch, a branch of Central Rappahannock Regional Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Colonial Beach’s branch belongs to Central Rappahannock Regional Library, which serves 347,033 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cooper Branch
20 Washington Ave, Colonial Beach 22443
32 hrsopen a week
4,720sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Central Rappahannock Regional Library
1.1M
visits
3.2 per resident
2.9M
loans, print + digital
8.4 per resident
4,501
programs & events
95K attended
32K
library cards
9% 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
3.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.9M loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
4,501 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $14M.
Local 92%State 8%Gifts & other 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.