Library · Mount Sterling
Mt Sterling Public Library
Mount Sterling’s library is the Mt Sterling Public Library, a branch of Mt Sterling Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Mount Sterling’s branch belongs to Mt Sterling Public Library, which serves 13,303 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mt Sterling Public Library
60 W. Columbus St., Mt. Sterling 43143
42 hrsopen a week
8,360sq 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 Mt Sterling Public Library
5,876
visits
0.4 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
98
programs & events
1,264 attended
2,897
library cards
22% 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
98 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $280K.
State 77%Gifts & other 23%
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.