Library · Creston
Creston Branch
Creston’s library is the Creston Branch, a branch of Wayne County Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Creston’s branch belongs to Wayne County Public Library, which serves 105,271 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Creston Branch
116 South Main Street, Creston 44217
48 hrsopen a week
4,300sq 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 Wayne County Public Library
368K
visits
3.5 per resident
2M
loans, print + digital
18.9 per resident
2,935
programs & events
75K attended
42K
library cards
40% 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
3.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
15.4 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
8.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
2,935 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.5M.
Local 43%State 49%Gifts & other 8%
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.