Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2024
DOI
10.25776/ryty-bc04
Publication Title
The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2024
Pages
89-107
Abstract
Hampton Roads is home to 63 public libraries across 13 library systems. These public libraries do much, much more than simply lending books. Access is free, and everyone is welcome. This chapter provides an overview of Hampton Roads’ public libraries—how they function and how they are funded, and the diversity of services and resources they offer to our residents. We focus on the innovative ways that public libraries have evolved to meet their communities’ changing needs.
Repository Citation
Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, Old Dominion University, "Part 4: Public Libraries: Enriching Lives in Hampton Roads" (2024). State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads. 216.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/sor_reports/216