Library · Salem
Oak Harbor Public Library
Salem’s library is the Oak Harbor Public Library, a branch of Oak Harbor Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Salem’s branch belongs to Oak Harbor Public Library, which serves 9,963 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Oak Harbor Public Library
147 W. Main St., Oak Harbor 43449
50 hrsopen a week
9,126sq 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 Oak Harbor Public Library
35K
visits
3.5 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
469
programs & events
6,091 attended
3,085
library cards
31% 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
3.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
469 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$83 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $824K.
Local 41%State 42%Gifts & other 18%
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.