Library · Sunbury

Community Library-Sunbury

Sunbury’s library is the Community Library-Sunbury, a branch of Community Library, open about 59 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
School-district system. Sunbury’s branch belongs to Community Library, which serves 23,045 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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Community Library-Sunbury

44 Burrer Dr, Sunbury 43074
59 hrsopen a week
16,000sq 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 Community Library

173K
visits
7.5 per resident
294K
loans, print + digital
12.8 per resident
1,060
programs & events
21K attended
24K
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
7.5 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.2 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

294K loans last year

Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming21%

Who the programs are for

1,060 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
302
Ages 6–11
125
Teens
151
Adults
433
All ages
49
Money

Who pays for it

$67 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.

Local 54%State 37%Gifts & other 9%
About these numbers

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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.

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