Library · Front Royal
Samuels Library, Inc.
Front Royal’s library is the Samuels Library, Inc., a branch of Samuels Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Front Royal’s branch belongs to Samuels Public Library, which serves 41,057 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Samuels Library, Inc.
330 East Criser Road, Front Royal 22630
54 hrsopen a week
27,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Samuels Public Library
128K
visits
3.1 per resident
398K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
470
programs & events
16K attended
7,403
library cards
18% 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
3.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
398K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
470 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 66%State 11%Federal 0%Gifts & other 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.