Library · Barlow
Barlow Branch
Barlow’s library is the Barlow Branch, a branch of Washington County Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Barlow’s branch belongs to Washington County Public Library, which serves 59,711 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Barlow Branch
100 White Oak Center, Barlow 45712
44 hrsopen a week
9,486sq 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 Washington County Public Library
113K
visits
1.9 per resident
555K
loans, print + digital
9.3 per resident
1,014
programs & events
33K attended
23K
library cards
38% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
555K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
1,014 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.1M.
Local 15%State 78%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.