Library · Kenova
Wayne County Public Library
Kenova’s library is the Wayne County Public Library, a branch of Wayne County Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kenova’s branch belongs to Wayne County Public Library, which serves 38,982 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wayne County Public Library
1200 Oak Street, Kenova 25530
39 hrsopen a week
5,000sq 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 Wayne County Public Library
20K
visits
0.5 per resident
107K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
177
programs & events
2,414 attended
26K
library cards
66% 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
0.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
66% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
107K loans last year
Books & media (adults)90%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
177 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $374K.
Local 37%State 51%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.