Library · Claibourne
Richwood-North Union Public Library
Claibourne’s library is the Richwood-North Union Public Library, a branch of Richwood-North Union Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Claibourne’s branch belongs to Richwood-North Union Public Library, which serves 8,209 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Richwood-North Union Public Library
4 E. Ottawa St., Richwood 43344
44 hrsopen a week
6,914sq 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 Richwood-North Union Public Library
49K
visits
6.0 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
161
programs & events
2,407 attended
2,862
library cards
35% 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
6.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$70 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $575K.
Local 37%State 58%Gifts & other 5%
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.