Library · Dover
Chauncey Branch
Dover’s library is the Chauncey Branch, a branch of Athens County Public Libraries, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dover’s branch belongs to Athens County Public Libraries, which serves 62,431 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chauncey Branch
29 Converse St., Chauncey 45719
44 hrsopen a week
1,013sq 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 Athens County Public Libraries
316K
visits
5.1 per resident
559K
loans, print + digital
9.0 per resident
1,290
programs & events
21K attended
55K
library cards
87% 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
5.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
87% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
559K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
1,290 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.1M.
Local 37%State 57%Federal 0%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.