Pamunkey Regional Library serves the counties of Goochland and Hanover, and the town of Ashland, in central Virginia.
Service area According to the FY 2014 Institute of Museum and Library Services Data Catalog, the Library System has a service area population of 145,664 with no central library and 10 branch libraries. The service area is approximately , and approximately 68,000 are registered patrons of the Library. Average monthly circulation of materials is 75,000, among ten branch libraries and a bookmobile. There is no central or main branch. Administrative offices are located in the Hanover Branch. Technical Services and Mobile Services (the Bookmobile and Delivery) are located at the Atlee Branch.
History The library system is named after the Pamunkey River, a ninety-mile river that begins north of Richmond, Virginia, where it joins the North and South Anna rivers. The Pamunkey River goes on to divide Hanover and King William counties. It joins its sister river, the Mattaponi, near West Point, where they create the York River.
The Hanover Branch of the Pamunkey Regional Library opened its doors on October 22, 1942. It was one of eleven libraries donated to rural Virginia counties by Mr. David K. E. Bruce. Mr. Bruce also donated equipment and a book collection. The library was built to resemble 18th-century architecture. The Hanover Branch also houses a Virginiana collection that includes local history and genealogy.
The library system served King and Queen County until 2024 and King William County until 2025, after which library service was provided by each county separately to its residents.
The Pamunkey Regional Library Board of Trustees includes six members: two from Goochland County and four from Hanover County.
Branches +NameAddressImageAshland Branch Library201 S. Railroad Avenue, Ashland, VA 23005Atlee Branch Library9212 Rutlandshire Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116Goochland Branch Library3075 River Road West, Goochland, VA 23063Hanover Branch Library7527 Library Drive, Hanover, VA 23069Mechanicsville Branch Library7461 Sherwood Crossing Place, Mechanicsville, VA 23111Montpelier Branch Library15302 Clazemont Road, Montpelier, VA 23192Rockville Branch Library16600 Pouncey Tract Road, Rockville, VA 23146
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