Library · Alderson
Alderson Public Library
Alderson’s library is the Alderson Public Library, a branch of Alderson Public Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Alderson’s branch belongs to Alderson Public Library, which serves 4,131 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alderson Public Library
115 Walnut Ave., Alderson 24910
30 hrsopen a week
1,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Alderson Public Library
2,080
visits
0.5 per resident
3,248
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
15
programs & events
295 attended
2,863
library cards
69% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,248 loans last year
Books & media (adults)71%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
15 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $65K.
Local 37%State 36%Gifts & other 27%
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.