Library · Liberty
Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library
Liberty’s library is the Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library, a branch of Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Liberty’s branch belongs to Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library, which serves 6,055 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library
5199 Iowa Street, Clayton 46118
38 hrsopen a week
8,400sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library
7,000
visits
1.2 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
117
programs & events
1,507 attended
1,392
library cards
23% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media71%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
117 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $224K.
Local 83%State 6%Gifts & other 11%
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.