Library · Paulding
Paulding County Carnegie Library
Paulding’s library is the Paulding County Carnegie Library, a branch of Paulding County Carnegie Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Paulding’s branch belongs to Paulding County Carnegie Library, which serves 18,806 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Paulding County Carnegie Library
205 S. Main St., Paulding 45879
52 hrsopen a week
9,960sq 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 Paulding County Carnegie Library
57K
visits
3.0 per resident
230K
loans, print + digital
12.3 per resident
1,736
programs & events
17K attended
18K
library cards
95% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
10.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
95% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
230K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
1,736 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$83 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 33%State 47%Gifts & other 20%
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.