Library · Kenbridge
Ripberger Public Library
Kenbridge’s library is the Ripberger Public Library, a branch of Lunenburg County Public Library System, Inc, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kenbridge’s branch belongs to Lunenburg County Public Library System, Inc, which serves 11,848 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ripberger Public Library
117 South Broad St., Kenbridge 23944
37 hrsopen a week
8,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lunenburg County Public Library System, Inc
26K
visits
2.2 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
207
programs & events
6,820 attended
486
library cards
4% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
4% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
207 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $242K.
Local 73%State 27%
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.