Library · Ashland
Boyd County Public Library
Ashland’s library is the Boyd County Public Library, a branch of Boyd County Public Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ashland’s branch belongs to Boyd County Public Library, which serves 47,826 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Boyd County Public Library
1740 Central Avenue, Ashland 41101
64 hrsopen a week
24,400sq 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 Boyd County Public Library
125K
visits
2.6 per resident
294K
loans, print + digital
6.1 per resident
473
programs & events
9,841 attended
48K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
294K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
473 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.9M.
Local 87%State 3%Gifts & other 10%
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.