Library · Ridgeway
Ridgeway Branch
Ridgeway’s library is the Ridgeway Branch, a branch of Ridgemont Public Library, open about 22 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ridgeway’s branch belongs to Ridgemont Public Library, which serves 3,469 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ridgeway Branch
109 S Main St., Ridgeway 43345
22 hrsopen a week
3,260sq 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 Ridgemont Public Library
8,476
visits
2.4 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
112
programs & events
2,527 attended
870
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
2.4 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)28%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
112 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$57 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $196K.
Local 10%State 78%Gifts & other 12%
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.