Library · Bluefield

Craft Memorial Library

Bluefield’s library is the Craft Memorial Library, a branch of Craft Memorial Library, open about 56 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Bluefield’s branch belongs to Craft Memorial Library, which serves 47,538 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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Craft Memorial Library

600 Commerce Street, Bluefield 24701
56 hrsopen a week
18,372sq 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 Craft Memorial Library

32K
visits
0.7 per resident
84K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
273
programs & events
5,790 attended
11K
library cards
24% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

84K loans last year

Books & media (adults)76%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming24%

Who the programs are for

273 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
47
Ages 6–11
69
Teens
15
Adults
90
All ages
52
Money

Who pays for it

$12 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $553K.

Local 25%State 54%Gifts & other 21%
About these numbers

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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.

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