Library · Whitesville
Whitesville
Whitesville’s library is the Whitesville, a branch of Boone-Madison Public Library, open about 19 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Whitesville’s branch belongs to Boone-Madison Public Library, which serves 21,809 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Whitesville
38175 Coal River Road, Whitesville 25209
19 hrsopen a week
1,200sq 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 Boone-Madison Public Library
9,310
visits
0.4 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
115
programs & events
1,475 attended
12K
library cards
56% 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming42%
Who the programs are for
115 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $275K.
Local 41%State 52%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.