Library · Bolivar
Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library
Bolivar’s library is the Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library, a branch of Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bolivar’s branch belongs to Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library, which serves 19,234 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library
151 Polk Street, Harpers Ferry 25425
49 hrsopen a week
4,200sq 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 Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library
23K
visits
1.2 per resident
85K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
270
programs & events
4,810 attended
8,824
library cards
46% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
85K loans last year
Books & media (adults)81%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
270 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $234K.
Local 54%State 43%Gifts & other 3%
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.