Library · Gibson
Fort Recovery Public Library
Gibson’s library is the Fort Recovery Public Library, a branch of Fort Recovery Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Gibson’s branch belongs to Fort Recovery Public Library, which serves 4,113 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fort Recovery Public Library
113 N. Wayne St., Fort Recovery 45846
37 hrsopen a week
3,829sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Fort Recovery Public Library
17K
visits
4.2 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
12.8 per resident
225
programs & events
3,455 attended
2,240
library cards
54% 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.6 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
225 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $175K.
State 87%Gifts & other 13%
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.