Library · Perry
Perry Cook Memorial Public Library
Perry’s library is the Perry Cook Memorial Public Library, a branch of Perry Cook Memorial Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Perry’s branch belongs to Perry Cook Memorial Public Library, which serves 7,906 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Perry Cook Memorial Public Library
7406 County Road 242, Mt. Gilead 43338
47 hrsopen a week
8,813sq 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 Perry Cook Memorial Public Library
10K
visits
1.3 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
159
programs & events
2,128 attended
919
library cards
12% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
159 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $291K.
State 87%Gifts & other 13%
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.