Library · Kent
Kent Free Library
Kent’s library is the Kent Free Library, a branch of Kent Free Library, open about 69 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Kent’s branch belongs to Kent Free Library, which serves 33,725 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kent Free Library
312 W. Main St., Kent 44240
69 hrsopen a week
75,000sq 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 Kent Free Library
149K
visits
4.4 per resident
554K
loans, print + digital
16.4 per resident
1,244
programs & events
26K attended
38K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
4.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.9 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
554K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
1,244 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3M.
Local 28%State 57%Gifts & other 15%
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.