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Delphos Public Library
Delphos’s library is the Delphos Public Library, a branch of Delphos Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Delphos’s branch belongs to Delphos Public Library, which serves 9,903 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Delphos Public Library
309 W. 2nd St., Delphos 45833
48 hrsopen a week
15,989sq 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 Delphos Public Library
67K
visits
6.8 per resident
288K
loans, print + digital
29.1 per resident
144
programs & events
5,024 attended
3,756
library cards
38% 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
6.8 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
25.2 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
11.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
288K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
144 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $536K.
Local 9%State 80%Federal 0%Gifts & other 11%
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.