Library · Mason
Mason Public Library
Mason Public Library serves 75,139 people in and around Mason. Last year it logged 52,000 visits, about 0.7 for every resident, and lent 1.1M books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mason Public Library
200 Reading Rd., Mason 45040
13 hrsopen a week
29,974sq ft
220Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#247
#247 of 251 OH libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Ohio that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
52K
visits
0.7 per resident
1.1M
loans, print + digital
14.5 per resident
961
programs & events
19K attended
71K
library cards
94% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
12.4 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
94% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
961 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.6M.
Local 37%State 43%Gifts & other 20%
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.