Library · Moorefield
Hardy County Public Library
Moorefield’s library is the Hardy County Public Library, a branch of Hardy County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Moorefield’s branch belongs to Hardy County Public Library, which serves 14,299 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hardy County Public Library
102 N. Main St., Moorefield 26836
46 hrsopen a week
11,112sq 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 Hardy County Public Library
28K
visits
2.0 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
119
programs & events
702 attended
8,205
library cards
57% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
29K loans last year
Books & media (adults)85%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
119 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $227K.
Local 54%State 34%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.