Library · Elizabeth
Dora Bee Woodyard Memorial Library
Elizabeth’s library is the Dora Bee Woodyard Memorial Library, a branch of Dora Bee Woodyard Memorial Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Elizabeth’s branch belongs to Dora Bee Woodyard Memorial Library, which serves 5,194 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dora Bee Woodyard Memorial Library
411 Mulberry St., Elizabeth 26143
46 hrsopen a week
5,334sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Dora Bee Woodyard Memorial Library
18K
visits
3.5 per resident
9,678
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
372
programs & events
3,202 attended
2,239
library cards
43% 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
3.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,678 loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
372 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $161K.
Local 71%State 18%Gifts & other 12%
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.