Library · Newberry
J.R. Clarke Public Library
Newberry’s library is the J.R. Clarke Public Library, a branch of J.R. Clarke Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Newberry’s branch belongs to J.R. Clarke Public Library, which serves 4,958 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
J.R. Clarke Public Library
102 E. Spring St., Covington 45318
52 hrsopen a week
9,000sq 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 J.R. Clarke Public Library
18K
visits
3.6 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
11.3 per resident
170
programs & events
3,289 attended
7,308
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.6 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
8.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media70%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
170 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $255K.
State 91%Gifts & other 9%
Locations
Other J.R. Clarke Public Library branches in Newberry
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.