Library · Akron
Akron Carnegie Public Library
Akron’s library is the Akron Carnegie Public Library, a branch of Akron Carnegie Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Akron’s branch belongs to Akron Carnegie Public Library, which serves 3,072 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Akron Carnegie Public Library
205 East Rochester Street, Akron 46910
49 hrsopen a week
11,910sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Akron Carnegie Public Library
20K
visits
6.4 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
11.4 per resident
294
programs & events
6,942 attended
1,119
library cards
36% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
6.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.6 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
35K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media55%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
294 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$100 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $307K.
Local 85%State 6%Gifts & other 9%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.