Beth Anderson, Director, Burnsville Public Library, Burnsville, WV (Population served: 3,700) Big Talk From Small Libraries 2021 February 26, 2021 http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk

1. We Might Be Small, But We
Are Mighty!
BURNSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BURNSVILLE, WV

2. Beth Anderson
Director
Been with the library since April 2015
Director since July 2015
Beth.Anderson@clark.lib.wv.us

3. First opened September 11, 1976 from a community effort to bring
a “pop-up” library to the town.
Addition was added in 2000.
*Stats from 2019 Annual Report
*Population from 2010 Census
Service Population – 3,723
Town of Burnsville Pop. Around 500
Full-Time Staff – 1.03
Registered Patrons – 1,363
Total Circulation – 5,410
Circ of Children’s Items – 4,125
Visits – 10,936
PAC – 8 Computers
with 2,357 users
WiFi users 585

4. Programming Changes
2014
12 Children’s Programs
2 YA Programs
4 Adult Programs
18 Total Programs
1,003 Total Attendance
2015
12 Children’s Programs
0 YA Programs
1 Adult Program
13 Total Programs
914 Total Attendance
2017
261 Children’s Programs
31 YA Programs
10 Adult Programs
302 Total Programs
5,888 Total Attendance
2018
380 Children’s Programs
14 YA Programs
15 Adult Programs
409 Total Programs
6,727 Total Attendance
2019
382 Children’s Prog.
3 YA Programs
20 Adult Programs
405 Total Programs
7,597 Total Attend.
*2014 and 2015 used different instructions for counting programs, which accounts for some of the increase.

5. Hands on
Reading
After
School
Program

6. Family STEAM Movie Nights

9. Outreach

10. PBS and Special Events

11. Summer
Learning
Program

12. Adult
Programming

13. COVID Won’t Stop Us

14. Grants Received
• PLA’s iii 2017 for 2 interns and
2019 for 1 intern
• RIPL Scholarship
• PLA’s Digital Lead
• ARST Library Partnership
• Count Me In WV Census and
Civic Engagement
• PLA’s Connecting You to
Coverage 2018 and 2019
• PLA 2018 Conference and
PreConference
• The Pilcrow Foundation
• ALA’s Virtual Learning
Enhancement
• LTC: Focus on Small and
Rural Libraries
• Small Libraries Create
Smart Spaces
• Weyerhauser Giving
Fund 2016-2020
• Inquire Within
• Save the Children SRP
Incentive
• WVLC Grants
WVLA Scholarship
PLA 2018 Scholarship
Technology Expansion
HVAC/Security Cameras
• Rural Gateways
• Revisiting the Founding Era
• Gilder Lehrman Affiliate Grant
• The Libri Foundation
* We have not received 14 grants.

16. Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces

17. Burnsville Public Library
Where every visit starts an
adventure!
PO Box 141
235 Kanawha Avenue
Burnsville, WV 26335
burnsville.lib.wv.us
beth.anderson@clark.lib.wv.us
304-853-2338 Phone
304-853-2888 FAX
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