Library · Petersburg
Grant County Public Library
Petersburg’s library is the Grant County Public Library, a branch of Grant County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Petersburg’s branch belongs to Grant County Public Library, which serves 10,976 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grant County Public Library
18 Mt. View Street, Petersburg 26847
46 hrsopen a week
8,130sq 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 Grant County Public Library
12K
visits
1.1 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
23
programs & events
509 attended
11K
library cards
97% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
97% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)89%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
23 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $185K.
Local 67%State 30%Gifts & other 3%
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.