Library · Thorn
Thornville Branch
Thorn’s library is the Thornville Branch, a branch of Perry County District Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Thorn’s branch belongs to Perry County District Library, which serves 34,633 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thornville Branch
99 E Columbus St., Thornville 43076
38 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Perry County District Library
85K
visits
2.4 per resident
194K
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
425
programs & events
10K attended
16K
library cards
47% 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
194K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
425 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2M.
Local 39%State 46%Gifts & other 15%
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.