Library · Glasgow
Glasgow Public Library
Glasgow’s library is the Glasgow Public Library, a branch of Rockbridge Regional Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Glasgow’s branch belongs to Rockbridge Regional Library, which serves 40,897 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Glasgow Public Library
1108 Blue Ridge Rd, Glasgow 24555
33 hrsopen a week
5,210sq 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 Rockbridge Regional Library
125K
visits
3.0 per resident
210K
loans, print + digital
5.1 per resident
975
programs & events
13K attended
5,064
library cards
12% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
210K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
975 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 73%State 27%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.