Library · Rochester
Fulton County Public Library
Rochester’s library is the Fulton County Public Library, a branch of Fulton County Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Rochester’s branch belongs to Fulton County Public Library, which serves 16,149 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fulton County Public Library
320 West 7th Street, Rochester 46975
49 hrsopen a week
30,000sq 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 Fulton County Public Library
87K
visits
5.4 per resident
193K
loans, print + digital
11.9 per resident
743
programs & events
12K attended
5,145
library cards
32% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
5.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
193K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
743 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$114 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 94%State 5%Gifts & other 1%
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.