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Defiance Public Library
Defiance’s library is the Defiance Public Library, a branch of Defiance Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Defiance’s branch belongs to Defiance Public Library, which serves 38,286 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Defiance Public Library
320 Fort St., Defiance 43512
46 hrsopen a week
19,290sq 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 Defiance Public Library
86K
visits
2.2 per resident
374K
loans, print + digital
9.8 per resident
854
programs & events
19K attended
14K
library cards
37% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
374K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
854 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.4M.
Local 25%State 65%Federal 0%Gifts & other 10%
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.