Library · Lafayette
West Lafayette Branch Library
Lafayette’s library is the West Lafayette Branch Library, a branch of Coshocton County District Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lafayette’s branch belongs to Coshocton County District Library, which serves 33,676 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Lafayette Branch Library
601 E Main St., West Lafayette 43845
46 hrsopen a week
1,200sq 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 Coshocton County District Library
115K
visits
3.4 per resident
312K
loans, print + digital
9.3 per resident
738
programs & events
11K attended
13K
library cards
40% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
312K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
738 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 19%State 75%Federal 0%Gifts & other 6%
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.