Library · King George
L. E. Smoot Memorial Library
King George’s library is the L. E. Smoot Memorial Library, a branch of Lewis Egerton Smoot Memorial Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. King George’s branch belongs to Lewis Egerton Smoot Memorial Library, which serves 27,021 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
L. E. Smoot Memorial Library
9533 Kings Highway, King George 22485
54 hrsopen a week
28,000sq 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 Lewis Egerton Smoot Memorial Library
118K
visits
4.4 per resident
106K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
323
programs & events
2,862 attended
2,485
library cards
9% 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
4.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
106K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
323 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $957K.
Local 78%State 22%
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.