Library · North Baltimore
North Baltimore Public Library
North Baltimore’s library is the North Baltimore Public Library, a branch of North Baltimore Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. North Baltimore’s branch belongs to North Baltimore Public Library, which serves 4,187 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Baltimore Public Library
230 N. Main St., North Baltimore 45872
40 hrsopen a week
18,494sq 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 North Baltimore Public Library
27K
visits
6.5 per resident
102K
loans, print + digital
24.4 per resident
288
programs & events
7,672 attended
2,905
library cards
69% 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
6.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
22.8 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
12.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
102K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
288 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$129 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $538K.
Local 32%State 55%Gifts & other 12%
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.