Library · Bexley
Bexley Public Library
Bexley’s library is the Bexley Public Library, a branch of Bexley Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bexley’s branch belongs to Bexley Public Library, which serves 13,906 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bexley Public Library
2411 E. Main St., Bexley 43209
60 hrsopen a week
42,000sq 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 Bexley Public Library
163K
visits
11.7 per resident
509K
loans, print + digital
36.6 per resident
835
programs & events
33K attended
28K
library cards
100% 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
11.7 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
28.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
8.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
11.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
509K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
835 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$219 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3M.
Local 40%State 50%Federal 0%Gifts & other 10%
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.