Library · Morgantown
Morgantown Public Library
Morgantown’s library is the Morgantown Public Library, a branch of Morgantown Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Morgantown’s branch belongs to Morgantown Public Library, which serves 105,822 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Morgantown Public Library
373 Spruce Street, Morgantown 26505
58 hrsopen a week
24,140sq 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 Morgantown Public Library
129K
visits
1.2 per resident
348K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
599
programs & events
11K attended
17K
library cards
16% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
348K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming51%
Who the programs are for
599 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.1M.
Local 67%State 26%Gifts & other 7%
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.