Library · Ovid
Edith B. Ford Memorial Library of Ovid, New York
Ovid’s library is the Edith B. Ford Memorial Library of Ovid, New York, a branch of Edith B. Ford Memorial Library of Ovid, New York, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Ovid’s branch belongs to Edith B. Ford Memorial Library of Ovid, New York, which serves 7,706 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Edith B. Ford Memorial Library of Ovid, New York
7169 North Main Street, Ovid 14521
43 hrsopen a week
8,156sq 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 Edith B. Ford Memorial Library of Ovid, New York
9,403
visits
1.2 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
353
programs & events
4,330 attended
2,681
library cards
35% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
353 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $331K.
Local 52%State 1%Gifts & other 48%
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.