Library · Marion
Marion Public Library
Marion’s library is the Marion Public Library, a branch of Marion Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Marion’s branch belongs to Marion Public Library, which serves 64,852 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marion Public Library
445 E. Church St., Marion 43302
51 hrsopen a week
42,562sq 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 Marion Public Library
70K
visits
1.1 per resident
222K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
444
programs & events
9,057 attended
17K
library cards
26% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
222K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming42%
Who the programs are for
444 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.7M.
State 87%Gifts & other 13%
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.