Library · Stow
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
Stow’s library is the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, a branch of Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Stow’s branch belongs to Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, which serves 39,905 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
3512 Darrow Rd., Stow 44224
62 hrsopen a week
33,040sq 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 Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
160K
visits
4.0 per resident
757K
loans, print + digital
19.0 per resident
2,026
programs & events
52K attended
51K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
4.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
14.4 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.3
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
757K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
2,026 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$121 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.8M.
Local 48%State 38%Gifts & other 14%
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.