Library · Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky Community Library
Upper Sandusky’s library is the Upper Sandusky Community Library, a branch of Upper Sandusky Community Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Upper Sandusky’s branch belongs to Upper Sandusky Community Library, which serves 11,376 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Upper Sandusky Community Library
301 N. Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky 43351
57 hrsopen a week
13,950sq 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 Upper Sandusky Community Library
93K
visits
8.2 per resident
112K
loans, print + digital
9.9 per resident
620
programs & events
11K attended
4,216
library cards
37% 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
8.2 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
112K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
620 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$63 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $714K.
Local 46%State 41%Gifts & other 13%
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.