Library · Grafton
Grafton/Midview Public Library
Grafton’s library is the Grafton/Midview Public Library, a branch of Grafton/Midview Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Grafton’s branch belongs to Grafton/Midview Public Library, which serves 23,668 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grafton/Midview Public Library
983 Main St., Grafton 44044
58 hrsopen a week
11,040sq 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 Grafton/Midview Public Library
49K
visits
2.1 per resident
109K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
404
programs & events
4,917 attended
6,008
library cards
25% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
109K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
404 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 40%State 51%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.