Library · Minerva
Minerva Public Library
Minerva’s library is the Minerva Public Library, a branch of Minerva Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Minerva’s branch belongs to Minerva Public Library, which serves 11,782 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Minerva Public Library
677 Lynwood Dr., Minerva 44657
45 hrsopen a week
24,279sq 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 Minerva Public Library
57K
visits
4.8 per resident
197K
loans, print + digital
16.8 per resident
784
programs & events
21K attended
6,887
library cards
58% 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
4.8 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
13.9 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
8.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
197K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
784 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$60 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $709K.
State 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.