Library · Barberton
Barberton Public Library
Barberton’s library is the Barberton Public Library, a branch of Barberton Public Library, open about 81 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Barberton’s branch belongs to Barberton Public Library, which serves 24,789 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Barberton Public Library
602 W Park Ave, Barberton 44203
81 hrsopen a week
29,166sq 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 Barberton Public Library
106K
visits
4.3 per resident
329K
loans, print + digital
13.3 per resident
816
programs & events
21K attended
18K
library cards
73% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.4 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
329K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
816 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$96 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2.4M.
Local 32%State 58%Gifts & other 10%
Locations
Other Barberton Public Library branches in Barberton
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.