Library · Alliance
Rodman Public Library
Alliance’s library is the Rodman Public Library, a branch of Rodman Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Alliance’s branch belongs to Rodman Public Library, which serves 35,915 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rodman Public Library
215 E Broadway, Alliance 44601
52 hrsopen a week
41,115sq 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 Rodman Public Library
150K
visits
4.2 per resident
415K
loans, print + digital
11.6 per resident
620
programs & events
14K attended
18K
library cards
50% 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
4.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
415K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
620 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$75 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.7M.
Local 30%State 63%Gifts & other 7%
Locations
Other Rodman Public Library branches in Alliance
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.