Library · Ridgeway
Ridgeway Branch
Ridgeway’s library is the Ridgeway Branch, a branch of Blue Ridge Regional Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Ridgeway’s branch belongs to Blue Ridge Regional Library, which serves 80,990 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ridgeway Branch
900 Vista View Lane, Ridgeway 24148
35 hrsopen a week
5,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Blue Ridge Regional Library
159K
visits
2.0 per resident
196K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
1,590
programs & events
22K attended
8,743
library cards
11% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
196K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
1,590 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2M.
Local 75%State 25%
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.