Library · Pultney
Bellaire Public Library
Pultney’s library is the Bellaire Public Library, a branch of Bellaire Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Pultney’s branch belongs to Bellaire Public Library, which serves 9,276 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bellaire Public Library
330 32nd Street, Bellaire 43906
52 hrsopen a week
16,570sq 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 Bellaire Public Library
16K
visits
1.7 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
124
programs & events
2,597 attended
1,520
library cards
16% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
124 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $574K.
State 85%Gifts & other 15%
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.