Library · Morgantown
Butler County Public Library
Morgantown’s library is the Butler County Public Library, a branch of Butler County Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Morgantown’s branch belongs to Butler County Public Library, which serves 12,375 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Butler County Public Library
116 West Ohio Street, Morgantown 42261
47 hrsopen a week
5,728sq 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 Butler County Public Library
18K
visits
1.4 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
190
programs & events
3,746 attended
4,422
library cards
36% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
190 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $324K.
Local 77%State 20%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.