Library · Wellsburg
Brooke County Public Library
Wellsburg’s library is the Brooke County Public Library, a branch of Brooke County Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Wellsburg’s branch belongs to Brooke County Public Library, which serves 18,962 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brooke County Public Library
945 Main Street, Wellsburg 26070
49 hrsopen a week
14,400sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Brooke County Public Library
23K
visits
1.2 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
621
programs & events
6,409 attended
9,866
library cards
52% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)70%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
621 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $422K.
Local 61%State 25%Gifts & other 14%
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.