Library · Williamstown
Williamstown
Williamstown’s library is the Williamstown, a branch of Parkersburg/Wood Co. Public Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Williamstown’s branch belongs to Parkersburg/Wood Co. Public Library, which serves 73,644 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Williamstown
201 W. 5th St., Williamstown 26187
33 hrsopen a week
1,250sq 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 Parkersburg/Wood Co. Public Library
137K
visits
1.9 per resident
345K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
743
programs & events
15K attended
13K
library cards
17% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
345K loans last year
Books & media (adults)74%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
743 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 68%State 16%Federal 10%Gifts & other 6%
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.