Library · Pennington Gap
Lee County Public Library
Pennington Gap’s library is the Lee County Public Library, a branch of Lonesome Pine Regional Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Pennington Gap’s branch belongs to Lonesome Pine Regional Library, which serves 97,067 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lee County Public Library
539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap 24277
50 hrsopen a week
9,981sq 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 Lonesome Pine Regional Library
167K
visits
1.7 per resident
228K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
2,164
programs & events
50K attended
5,589
library cards
6% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
6% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
228K loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
2,164 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.5M.
Local 72%State 25%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.