Library · Rocky River
Rocky River Public Library
Rocky River’s library is the Rocky River Public Library, a branch of Rocky River Public Library, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Rocky River’s branch belongs to Rocky River Public Library, which serves 21,755 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rocky River Public Library
1600 Hampton Rd., Rocky River 44116
66 hrsopen a week
56,464sq 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 Rocky River Public Library
186K
visits
8.5 per resident
825K
loans, print + digital
37.9 per resident
1,274
programs & events
21K attended
22K
library cards
99% 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
8.5 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
24.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
14.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
9.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
99% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
825K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
1,274 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$231 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $5M.
Local 67%State 16%Gifts & other 17%
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.