Library · Marion
Chesterhill Branch Library
Marion’s library is the Chesterhill Branch Library, a branch of Kate Love Simpson-Morgan County Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Marion’s branch belongs to Kate Love Simpson-Morgan County Library, which serves 13,802 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chesterhill Branch Library
7520 Marion, Chesterhill 43728
30 hrsopen a week
2,700sq 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 Kate Love Simpson-Morgan County Library
74K
visits
5.4 per resident
77K
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
343
programs & events
5,491 attended
5,731
library cards
42% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
5.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
77K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
343 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $767K.
Local 33%State 56%Gifts & other 11%
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.