Library · Cross Lanes
Cross Lanes
Cross Lanes’s library is the Cross Lanes, a branch of Kanawha County Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cross Lanes’s branch belongs to Kanawha County Public Library, which serves 160,474 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cross Lanes
5449 Big Tyler Rd., Cross Lanes 25313
39 hrsopen a week
6,300sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Kanawha County Public Library
292K
visits
1.8 per resident
742K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
1,659
programs & events
37K attended
59K
library cards
37% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
742K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming45%
Who the programs are for
1,659 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $8.9M.
Local 80%State 9%Federal 1%Gifts & other 9%
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.