Library · Forest Park
Forest Park
Forest Park’s library is the Forest Park, a branch of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Forest Park’s branch belongs to Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, which serves 830,639 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Forest Park
660 Northland Blvd., Forest Park 45240
54 hrsopen a week
26,600sq 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 Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library
4.1M
visits
4.9 per resident
2M
loans, print + digital
24.2 per resident
14K
programs & events
371K attended
396K
library cards
48% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
4.9 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
15.3 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
8.9 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
14,245 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$88 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $73M.
Local 41%State 52%Gifts & other 7%
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.