Library · Fincastle
Fincastle Library
Fincastle’s library is the Fincastle Library, a branch of Botetourt County Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fincastle’s branch belongs to Botetourt County Library, which serves 33,642 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fincastle Library
11 Academy Street, Fincastle 24090
51 hrsopen a week
8,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Botetourt County Library
99K
visits
2.9 per resident
266K
loans, print + digital
7.9 per resident
1,207
programs & events
11K attended
5,412
library cards
16% 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
2.9 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
266K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,207 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 83%State 17%
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.