Library · Jackson
Forest-Jackson Public Library
Jackson’s library is the Forest-Jackson Public Library, a branch of Forest-Jackson Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Jackson’s branch belongs to Forest-Jackson Public Library, which serves 5,606 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Forest-Jackson Public Library
102 W. Lima St., Forest 45843
50 hrsopen a week
5,350sq 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 Forest-Jackson Public Library
23K
visits
4.0 per resident
45K
loans, print + digital
7.9 per resident
256
programs & events
4,376 attended
1,114
library cards
20% 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
45K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
256 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $275K.
Local 23%State 59%Gifts & other 17%
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.