Library · Baltimore
Baltimore Branch Library
Baltimore’s library is the Baltimore Branch Library, a branch of Fairfield County District Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Baltimore’s branch belongs to Fairfield County District Library, which serves 103,051 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Baltimore Branch Library
205 E. Market St., Baltimore 43105
43 hrsopen a week
3,866sq 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 Fairfield County District Library
189K
visits
1.8 per resident
940K
loans, print + digital
9.1 per resident
1,058
programs & events
28K attended
31K
library cards
30% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.0 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
940K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,058 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.5M.
Local 30%State 63%Gifts & other 7%
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.