Library · Blanchester
Blanchester Public Library
Blanchester’s library is the Blanchester Public Library, a branch of Blanchester Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Blanchester’s branch belongs to Blanchester Public Library, which serves 7,143 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Blanchester Public Library
110 N. Broadway, Blanchester 45107
48 hrsopen a week
7,885sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Blanchester Public Library
24K
visits
3.3 per resident
72K
loans, print + digital
10.0 per resident
446
programs & events
8,287 attended
9,266
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
72K loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
446 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$93 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $661K.
Local 30%State 66%Gifts & other 4%
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.