Library · Pataskala
Pataskala Public Library
Pataskala’s library is the Pataskala Public Library, a branch of Pataskala Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Pataskala’s branch belongs to Pataskala Public Library, which serves 28,379 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pataskala Public Library
101 S. Vine St., Pataskala 43062
57 hrsopen a week
16,200sq 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 Pataskala Public Library
83K
visits
2.9 per resident
172K
loans, print + digital
6.1 per resident
248
programs & events
7,579 attended
5,072
library cards
18% 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
2.9 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
172K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
248 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 49%State 42%Gifts & other 10%
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.