Library · Bridgeport
Bridgeport Branch
Bridgeport’s library is the Bridgeport Branch, a branch of Belmont County District Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bridgeport’s branch belongs to Belmont County District Library, which serves 33,295 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bridgeport Branch
661 Main St., Bridgeport 43912
36 hrsopen a week
4,400sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Belmont County District Library
75K
visits
2.3 per resident
114K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
1,560
programs & events
19K attended
6,614
library cards
20% 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
114K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,560 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 39%State 51%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.