Library · Liberty
Liberty Branch
Liberty’s library is the Liberty Branch, a branch of Delaware County District Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Liberty’s branch belongs to Delaware County District Library, which serves 165,831 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Liberty Branch
7468 Steitz Road, Powell 43065
50 hrsopen a week
44,000sq 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 Delaware County District Library
487K
visits
2.9 per resident
2M
loans, print + digital
11.8 per resident
1,069
programs & events
45K attended
100K
library cards
60% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.9 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.2 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,069 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $8.5M.
Local 56%State 31%Federal 1%Gifts & other 13%
Locations
Other Delaware County District Library branches in Liberty
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.