Library · Swanton
Swanton Public Library
Swanton’s library is the Swanton Public Library, a branch of Swanton Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Swanton’s branch belongs to Swanton Public Library, which serves 9,101 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Swanton Public Library
305 Chestnut St., Swanton 43558
47 hrsopen a week
9,885sq 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 Swanton Public Library
22K
visits
2.5 per resident
59K
loans, print + digital
6.5 per resident
556
programs & events
8,269 attended
11K
library cards
100% 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
2.5 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
59K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
556 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$66 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $601K.
Local 36%State 48%Gifts & other 16%
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.