Library · Lakewood
Lakewood Public Library
Lakewood’s library is the Lakewood Public Library, a branch of Lakewood Public Library, open about 72 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Lakewood’s branch belongs to Lakewood Public Library, which serves 50,852 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lakewood Public Library
15425 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood 44107
72 hrsopen a week
93,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lakewood Public Library
411K
visits
8.1 per resident
1.2M
loans, print + digital
23.2 per resident
1,716
programs & events
89K attended
55K
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
8.1 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
19.4 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
1,716 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$82 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.2M.
Local 44%State 45%Gifts & other 11%
Locations
Other Lakewood Public Library branches in Lakewood
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.