Library · Heathsville
Northumberland Public Library
Heathsville’s library is the Northumberland Public Library, a branch of Northumberland Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Heathsville’s branch belongs to Northumberland Public Library, which serves 11,634 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Northumberland Public Library
7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville 22473
54 hrsopen a week
7,328sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Northumberland Public Library
28K
visits
2.4 per resident
316K
loans, print + digital
27.2 per resident
381
programs & events
9,953 attended
4,409
library cards
38% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
25.8 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
316K loans last year
Books & media (adults)3%Kids’ books & media2%E-books, audio & streaming95%
Who the programs are for
381 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $554K.
Local 79%State 19%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.