Library · Marion
Alger Public Library
Marion’s library is the Alger Public Library, a branch of Alger Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Marion’s branch belongs to Alger Public Library, which serves 4,016 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alger Public Library
100 W Wagner St., Alger 45812
44 hrsopen a week
2,300sq 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 Alger Public Library
14K
visits
3.6 per resident
9,683
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
670
programs & events
1,493 attended
789
library cards
20% 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,683 loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
670 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $239K.
State 92%Gifts & other 8%
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.