Library · Wauseon
Wauseon Public Library
Wauseon’s library is the Wauseon Public Library, a branch of Wauseon Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Wauseon’s branch belongs to Wauseon Public Library, which serves 10,457 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wauseon Public Library
117 E. Elm St., Wauseon 43567
48 hrsopen a week
9,050sq 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 Wauseon Public Library
13K
visits
1.2 per resident
72K
loans, print + digital
6.9 per resident
308
programs & events
11K attended
2,081
library cards
20% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
72K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
308 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $576K.
Local 30%State 54%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.