Library · Buckskin
South Salem Branch Library
Buckskin’s library is the South Salem Branch Library, a branch of Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library, open about 12 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Buckskin’s branch belongs to Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library, which serves 77,093 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
South Salem Branch Library
4297 Broadway St., South Salem 45681
12 hrsopen a week
1,500sq 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 Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library
218K
visits
2.8 per resident
429K
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
1,536
programs & events
23K attended
22K
library cards
29% 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
2.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
429K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
1,536 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.7M.
Local 38%State 53%Gifts & other 9%
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.