Library · Meigs
Peebles Public Library
Meigs’s library is the Peebles Public Library, a branch of Adams County Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Meigs’s branch belongs to Adams County Public Library, which serves 27,477 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Peebles Public Library
157 High St., Peebles 45660
50 hrsopen a week
7,985sq 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 Adams County Public Library
90K
visits
3.3 per resident
283K
loans, print + digital
10.3 per resident
1,120
programs & events
14K attended
9,767
library cards
36% 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
283K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,120 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 28%State 65%Gifts & other 7%
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.