Library · Madison Heights
Madison Heights Library
Madison Heights’s library is the Madison Heights Library, a branch of Amherst County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Madison Heights’s branch belongs to Amherst County Public Library, which serves 31,491 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Madison Heights Library
200 River James Shopping Center, Madison Heights 24572
46 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Amherst County Public Library
65K
visits
2.1 per resident
162K
loans, print + digital
5.1 per resident
168
programs & events
3,674 attended
1,106
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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
4% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
162K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
168 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 $1.1M.
Local 79%State 21%
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.