Library · Dumfries
Dumfries Library
Dumfries’s library is the Dumfries Library, a branch of Prince William Public Libraries, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dumfries’s branch belongs to Prince William Public Libraries, which serves 525,441 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dumfries Library
18115 Triangle Shopping Center, Dumfries 22026
39 hrsopen a week
3,840sq 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 Prince William Public Libraries
870K
visits
1.7 per resident
2.4M
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
4,510
programs & events
154K attended
63K
library cards
12% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media4%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
4,510 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$45 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $24M.
Local 96%State 2%Gifts & other 2%
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.