Library · Marion
Hamler Branch Library
Marion’s library is the Hamler Branch Library, a branch of Patrick Henry School District Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Marion’s branch belongs to Patrick Henry School District Public Library, which serves 5,178 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hamler Branch Library
162 South Marion, Hamler 43524
35 hrsopen a week
2,974sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Patrick Henry School District Public Library
14K
visits
2.8 per resident
51K
loans, print + digital
9.9 per resident
220
programs & events
1,617 attended
2,280
library cards
44% 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
8.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
51K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
220 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $299K.
Local 16%State 78%Gifts & other 6%
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.