Library · Girard
Girard Free Library
Girard’s library is the Girard Free Library, a branch of Girard Free Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Girard’s branch belongs to Girard Free Library, which serves 10,679 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Girard Free Library
105 E. Prospect St., Girard 44420
54 hrsopen a week
16,200sq 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 Girard Free Library
67K
visits
6.3 per resident
88K
loans, print + digital
8.2 per resident
717
programs & events
7,659 attended
6,882
library cards
64% 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
6.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
64% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
88K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
717 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$140 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 18%State 73%Gifts & other 9%
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.