Library · Williamsburg
Williamsburg Library
Williamsburg’s library is the Williamsburg Library, a branch of Williamsburg Regional Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Williamsburg’s branch belongs to Williamsburg Regional Library, which serves 94,582 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Williamsburg Library
515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg 23185
64 hrsopen a week
40,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Williamsburg Regional Library
540K
visits
5.7 per resident
1.1M
loans, print + digital
11.4 per resident
4,113
programs & events
101K attended
26K
library cards
28% 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
5.7 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.0 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
4,113 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$85 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $8M.
Local 95%State 5%
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.