Library · Dover
Dover Public Library
Dover’s library is the Dover Public Library, a branch of Dover Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Dover’s branch belongs to Dover Public Library, which serves 17,426 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dover Public Library
525 N. Walnut St., Dover 44622
56 hrsopen a week
22,797sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Dover Public Library
118K
visits
6.8 per resident
297K
loans, print + digital
17.0 per resident
821
programs & events
21K attended
15K
library cards
85% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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 3.1
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
14.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
85% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
297K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
821 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 27%State 61%Federal 2%Gifts & other 11%
Locations
Other Dover Public Library branches in Dover
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.