Library · Carey
Dorcas Carey Public Library
Carey’s library is the Dorcas Carey Public Library, a branch of Dorcas Carey Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Carey’s branch belongs to Dorcas Carey Public Library, which serves 5,140 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dorcas Carey Public Library
236 E. Findlay St., Carey 43316
56 hrsopen a week
6,400sq 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 Dorcas Carey Public Library
22K
visits
4.2 per resident
91K
loans, print + digital
17.7 per resident
904
programs & events
21K attended
3,793
library cards
74% 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
16.1 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
9.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
4.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
91K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
904 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$105 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $539K.
Local 27%State 56%Gifts & other 17%
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.