Library · Winchester
Handley Library
Winchester’s library is the Handley Library, a branch of Handley Regional Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Winchester’s branch belongs to Handley Regional Library, which serves 135,890 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Handley Library
100 W. Piccadilly St., Winchester 22601
54 hrsopen a week
35,000sq 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 Handley Regional Library
366K
visits
2.7 per resident
758K
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
1,990
programs & events
62K attended
14K
library cards
10% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.4 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
758K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,990 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.5M.
Local 82%State 17%Gifts & other 1%
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.