Library · Halifax
Halifax County Library
Halifax’s library is the Halifax County Library, a branch of Halifax County-South Boston Library System, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Halifax’s branch belongs to Halifax County-South Boston Library System, which serves 33,704 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Halifax County Library
177 South Main St., Halifax 24558
49 hrsopen a week
7,200sq 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 Halifax County-South Boston Library System
54K
visits
1.6 per resident
97K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
210
programs & events
3,980 attended
1,393
library cards
4% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
4% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
97K loans last year
Books & media (adults)80%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
210 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $630K.
Local 75%State 22%Gifts & other 3%
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.