Library · Ridgefield
Monroeville Public Library
Ridgefield’s library is the Monroeville Public Library, a branch of Monroeville Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ridgefield’s branch belongs to Monroeville Public Library, which serves 3,918 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Monroeville Public Library
34 Monroe St., Monroeville 44847
40 hrsopen a week
4,070sq 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 Monroeville Public Library
10K
visits
2.7 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
344
programs & events
1,170 attended
976
library cards
25% 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
344 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $256K.
Local 47%State 53%
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.