Library · Kingwood
Kingwood Public Library
Kingwood’s library is the Kingwood Public Library, a branch of Kingwood Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kingwood’s branch belongs to Kingwood Public Library, which serves 20,530 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kingwood Public Library
205 West Main St., Kingwood 26537
40 hrsopen a week
7,800sq 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 Kingwood Public Library
9,284
visits
0.5 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
89
programs & events
1,921 attended
5,720
library cards
28% 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)74%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
89 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $230K.
Local 46%State 45%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.