Library · Beckley
Raleigh County Public Library
Beckley’s library is the Raleigh County Public Library, a branch of Raleigh County Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Beckley’s branch belongs to Raleigh County Public Library, which serves 74,591 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Raleigh County Public Library
221 N. Kanawha St., Beckley 25801
56 hrsopen a week
29,000sq 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 Raleigh County Public Library
135K
visits
1.8 per resident
248K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
842
programs & events
22K attended
44K
library cards
60% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
248K loans last year
Books & media (adults)83%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
842 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 60%State 27%Gifts & other 13%
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.