Library · Richland
Bluffton Public Library
Richland’s library is the Bluffton Public Library, a branch of Bluffton Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Richland’s branch belongs to Bluffton Public Library, which serves 6,438 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bluffton Public Library
145 S. Main St., Bluffton 45817
55 hrsopen a week
12,874sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Bluffton Public Library
58K
visits
9.0 per resident
98K
loans, print + digital
15.3 per resident
291
programs & events
3,600 attended
3,166
library cards
49% 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
9.0 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.5 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
98K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
291 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$78 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $503K.
Local 30%State 62%Gifts & other 9%
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.