This study provides an overview of the community and the status of the library through an examination of the city of Virginia Beach, including its demography and needs, as well as the history, organization, administration, and financial support of both the Virginia Beach Public Library System and the Oceanfront Branch Library. The information is presented in numerous figures consisting of maps, tables, and graphs in addition to the appended user survey, results, and analysis. Specific recommendations of the study are further community analysis, further library role analysis, increased community awareness of library services, the establishment of adult programs, the establishment of a staff orientation program, increased parking lot control, a weeding of the library collection, and an evaluation of the record collection. (JVP)