Library · Salem
Salem Public Library
Salem’s library is the Salem Public Library, a branch of Salem Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Salem’s branch belongs to Salem Public Library, which serves 16,593 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Salem Public Library
821 E. State St., Salem 44460
65 hrsopen a week
24,160sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Salem Public Library
143K
visits
8.6 per resident
208K
loans, print + digital
12.5 per resident
1,166
programs & events
23K attended
19K
library cards
100% 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
8.6 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
208K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
1,166 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$93 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 24%State 65%Gifts & other 11%
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.