Library · Youngstown
Youngstown Free Library
Youngstown’s library is the Youngstown Free Library, a branch of Youngstown Free Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Youngstown’s branch belongs to Youngstown Free Library, which serves 4,646 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Youngstown Free Library
240 Lockport Street, Youngstown 14174
34 hrsopen a week
2,673sq 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 Youngstown Free Library
20K
visits
4.2 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
213
programs & events
6,995 attended
1,571
library cards
34% 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
213 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $164K.
Local 50%State 1%Gifts & other 49%
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.