Library · Wellington
Herrick Memorial Public Library
Wellington’s library is the Herrick Memorial Public Library, a branch of Herrick Memorial Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Wellington’s branch belongs to Herrick Memorial Public Library, which serves 9,650 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Herrick Memorial Public Library
101 Willard Memorial Square, Wellington 44090
54 hrsopen a week
8,908sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Herrick Memorial Public Library
16K
visits
1.6 per resident
74K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
369
programs & events
7,348 attended
4,259
library cards
44% 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
6.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
74K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
369 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $601K.
Local 41%State 47%Gifts & other 12%
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.