Library · Cleveland
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland’s library is the Cleveland Public Library, a branch of Cleveland Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Cleveland’s branch belongs to Cleveland Public Library, which serves 374,557 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Ave., Cleveland 44114
48 hrsopen a week
529,204sq 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 Cleveland Public Library
1.5M
visits
4.0 per resident
5.8M
loans, print + digital
15.6 per resident
7,551
programs & events
302K
library cards
81% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
4.0 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.5 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
8.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
81% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media7%E-books, audio & streaming52%
Who the programs are for
7,551 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$174 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $65M.
Local 54%State 37%Gifts & other 9%
Locations
Other Cleveland Public Library branches in Cleveland
And 15 more in Cleveland.
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.