Library · Akron
Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library
Akron’s library is the Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library, a branch of Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Akron’s branch belongs to Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library, which serves 381,648 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library
60 S. High St., Akron 44326
59 hrsopen a week
270,000sq 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 Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library
1.5M
visits
3.8 per resident
4.6M
loans, print + digital
12.0 per resident
7,818
programs & events
228K attended
281K
library cards
74% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
3.8 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.8 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4.6M loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
7,818 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$82 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $31M.
Local 46%State 46%Gifts & other 7%
Locations
Other Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library branches in Akron
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.