Library · Duncan Falls
Duncan Falls/Philo Branch
Duncan Falls’s library is the Duncan Falls/Philo Branch, a branch of Muskingum County Library System, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Duncan Falls’s branch belongs to Muskingum County Library System, which serves 86,410 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Duncan Falls/Philo Branch
222 Main St., Duncan Falls 43734
42 hrsopen a week
2,880sq 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 Muskingum County Library System
215K
visits
2.5 per resident
487K
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
1,476
programs & events
32K attended
40K
library cards
47% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
487K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,476 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $5.1M.
Local 42%State 53%Gifts & other 6%
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.