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Colonial Heights Public Library
Colonial Heights Public Library serves Colonial Heights’s 18,071 residents. Last year it logged 137,423 visits, about 7.6 for every resident, and lent 125K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Colonial Heights Public Library
1000 Yacht Basin Drive, Colonial Heights 23834
57 hrsopen a week
17,800sq ft
49Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
137K
visits
7.6 per resident
125K
loans, print + digital
6.9 per resident
134
programs & events
3,529 attended
5,497
library cards
30% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
7.6 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
125K loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
134 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $840K.
Local 77%State 23%
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.