Abbreviation HCPL Director Jerry McKenna | Purpose Public Library System | |
Henrico County Public Library system serves the county of Henrico, Virginia. The library system is within Region 4 of the Virginia Library Association (VLA). Henrico County Public Library System has eleven locations. The library branches house over 600 computers for public usage.
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Service Area
According to the FY 2014 Institute of Museum and Library Services Data Catalog, the Library System has a service area population of 310,742 with 0 central library and 10 branch libraries.
History
Henrico County Public Library System was created in 1963 through the Henrico County Board of Supervisors and a Citizen's Committee. The library system was granted three area libraries Fairfield, Lakeside, and Tuckahoe. Two branch libraries were also setup Varina and Sandston. In 1966, the Henrico County Free Library System was established. The name was changed to Henrico County Public libraries in 1967. By 1998, all buildings had public library access. In 1999, classes were created to teach community patrons how to use computers and access the Internet. Henrico County Public Library and Henrico County Public Schools partnered to provide students with access to students' school networks as well as library networks.