Library · Arlington
Arlington Branch Library
Arlington’s library is the Arlington Branch Library, a branch of Findlay Hancock Cnty Dist Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Arlington’s branch belongs to Findlay Hancock Cnty Dist Public Library, which serves 66,478 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Arlington Branch Library
232 N. Main, Arlington 45814
44 hrsopen a week
3,938sq 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 Findlay Hancock Cnty Dist Public Library
210K
visits
3.2 per resident
864K
loans, print + digital
13.0 per resident
847
programs & events
23K attended
25K
library cards
37% 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
3.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.0 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
864K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
847 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4M.
Local 20%State 66%Gifts & other 14%
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.