Library · Richland
Belle Center Free Public Library
Richland’s library is the Belle Center Free Public Library, a branch of Belle Center Free Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Richland’s branch belongs to Belle Center Free Public Library, which serves 11,165 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Belle Center Free Public Library
103 S. Elizabeth St., Belle Center 43310
32 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Belle Center Free Public Library
3,328
visits
0.3 per resident
9,304
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
86
programs & events
427 attended
1,915
library cards
17% 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,304 loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
86 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $120K.
State 89%Gifts & other 11%
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.