Library · German
Archbold Community Library
German’s library is the Archbold Community Library, a branch of Archbold Community Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. German’s branch belongs to Archbold Community Library, which serves 7,350 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Archbold Community Library
205 Stryker St., Archbold 43502
52 hrsopen a week
11,639sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Archbold Community Library
47K
visits
6.3 per resident
89K
loans, print + digital
12.1 per resident
158
programs & events
3,509 attended
8,659
library cards
100% 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
6.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.6 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
89K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
158 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$60 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $443K.
Local 48%State 47%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.