Library · Wayne
Wayne Public Library
Wayne’s library is the Wayne Public Library, a branch of Wayne Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Wayne’s branch belongs to Wayne Public Library, which serves 6,098 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wayne Public Library
137 E. Main St., Wayne 43466
40 hrsopen a week
7,881sq 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 Wayne Public Library
9,776
visits
1.6 per resident
83K
loans, print + digital
13.6 per resident
160
programs & events
2,204 attended
2,218
library cards
36% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
12.8 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
7.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
83K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
160 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $285K.
Local 34%State 48%Gifts & other 18%
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.