Library · Ashland
Ashland Public Library
Ashland’s library is the Ashland Public Library, a branch of Ashland Public Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ashland’s branch belongs to Ashland Public Library, which serves 25,315 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ashland Public Library
224 Claremont Ave., Ashland 44805
64 hrsopen a week
15,690sq 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 Ashland Public Library
284K
visits
11.2 per resident
561K
loans, print + digital
22.2 per resident
677
programs & events
11K attended
13K
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
11.2 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
19.0 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
9.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 67% 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
561K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
677 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$72 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 22%State 67%Gifts & other 11%
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.