Library · Randolph
Randolph Branch
Randolph’s library is the Randolph Branch, a branch of Portage County District Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Randolph’s branch belongs to Portage County District Library, which serves 106,087 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Randolph Branch
1639 Sr 44, Randolph 44265
48 hrsopen a week
1,535sq 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 Portage County District Library
111K
visits
1.0 per resident
410K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
1,320
programs & events
13K attended
23K
library cards
22% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
410K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
1,320 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.3M.
Local 51%State 45%Gifts & other 4%
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.