Library · Oakland
Oakland
Oakland’s library is the Oakland, a branch of Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Oakland’s branch belongs to Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, which serves 28,702 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Oakland
6 N. Second St., Oakland 21550
49 hrsopen a week
3,600sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County
119K
visits
4.1 per resident
258K
loans, print + digital
9.0 per resident
839
programs & events
19K attended
13K
library cards
46% 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
4.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.5 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
258K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
839 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 74%State 17%Federal 1%Gifts & other 8%
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.