Library · Wayne
Jay County Public Library
Wayne’s library is the Jay County Public Library, a branch of Jay County Public Library, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Wayne’s branch belongs to Jay County Public Library, which serves 17,313 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jay County Public Library
315 North Ship Street, Portland 47371
59 hrsopen a week
24,670sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Jay County Public Library
70K
visits
4.0 per resident
149K
loans, print + digital
8.6 per resident
347
programs & events
11K attended
5,573
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
4.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
149K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
347 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $998K.
Local 93%State 4%Gifts & other 3%
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.