Library · Amboy
Evergreen Community Library
Amboy’s library is the Evergreen Community Library, a branch of Evergreen Community Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Amboy’s branch belongs to Evergreen Community Library, which serves 5,790 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Evergreen Community Library
253 Maple St., Metamora 43540
37 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 Evergreen Community Library
12K
visits
2.2 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
212
programs & events
3,122 attended
7,052
library cards
100% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
212 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$63 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $366K.
Local 15%State 70%Gifts & other 16%
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.