Library · Circleville
Pickaway Cnty District Public Library
Circleville’s library is the Pickaway Cnty District Public Library, a branch of Pickaway Cnty District Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Circleville’s branch belongs to Pickaway Cnty District Public Library, which serves 58,539 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pickaway Cnty District Public Library
1160 North Court Street, Circleville 43113
60 hrsopen a week
37,000sq 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 Pickaway Cnty District Public Library
100K
visits
1.7 per resident
317K
loans, print + digital
5.4 per resident
565
programs & events
12K attended
31K
library cards
53% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
317K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
565 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.1M.
State 86%Gifts & other 14%
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.