Library · Lawrence
Canal Fulton Public Library
Lawrence’s library is the Canal Fulton Public Library, a branch of Canal Fulton Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Lawrence’s branch belongs to Canal Fulton Public Library, which serves 13,076 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Canal Fulton Public Library
154 Market St. NE, Canal Fulton 44614
60 hrsopen a week
14,665sq 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 Canal Fulton Public Library
70K
visits
5.4 per resident
192K
loans, print + digital
14.7 per resident
720
programs & events
18K attended
7,888
library cards
60% 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
5.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.6 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
192K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
720 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$99 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 38%State 52%Federal 1%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.