Library · Pocahontas
Tazewell County Public Library – Pocahontas Branch
Pocahontas’s library is the Tazewell County Public Library – Pocahontas Branch, a branch of Tazewell County Public Library, open about 24 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Pocahontas’s branch belongs to Tazewell County Public Library, which serves 39,763 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tazewell County Public Library – Pocahontas Branch
179 Centre Street, Pocahontas 24635
24 hrsopen a week
1,450sq 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 Tazewell County Public Library
55K
visits
1.4 per resident
67K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
704
programs & events
24K attended
2,956
library cards
7% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
7% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
67K loans last year
Books & media (adults)15%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming55%
Who the programs are for
704 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 81%State 19%
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.