Library · Liberty Center
Liberty Center Public Library
Liberty Center’s library is the Liberty Center Public Library, a branch of Liberty Center Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Liberty Center’s branch belongs to Liberty Center Public Library, which serves 5,551 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Liberty Center Public Library
124 East St., Liberty Center 43532
50 hrsopen a week
7,332sq 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 Liberty Center Public Library
17K
visits
3.0 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
5.8 per resident
1,340
programs & events
4,864 attended
1,798
library cards
32% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
1,340 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $381K.
Local 42%State 43%Gifts & other 16%
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.