Library · Chester
Selover Public Library
Chester’s library is the Selover Public Library, a branch of Selover Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Chester’s branch belongs to Selover Public Library, which serves 10,427 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Selover Public Library
31 State Route 95, Chesterville 43317
39 hrsopen a week
2,208sq 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 Selover Public Library
9,672
visits
0.9 per resident
44K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
252
programs & events
5,203 attended
4,432
library cards
43% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
44K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
252 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $349K.
State 91%Federal 1%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.