Library · Wellston
Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library
Wellston’s library is the Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library, a branch of Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Wellston’s branch belongs to Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library, which serves 8,980 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library
135 E. Second St., Wellston 45692
42 hrsopen a week
7,600sq 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 Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library
11K
visits
1.3 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
248
programs & events
5,695 attended
11K
library cards
100% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
248 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $461K.
State 93%Gifts & other 7%
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.