Library · Walbridge
Walbridge Branch Library
Walbridge’s library is the Walbridge Branch Library, a branch of Wood County District Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Walbridge’s branch belongs to Wood County District Public Library, which serves 60,312 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Walbridge Branch Library
108 N Main St., Walbridge 43465
54 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Wood County District Public Library
153K
visits
2.5 per resident
604K
loans, print + digital
10.0 per resident
1,160
programs & events
37K attended
24K
library cards
40% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
604K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
1,160 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.1M.
Local 30%State 53%Gifts & other 17%
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.