Library · Willoughby
Willoughby Branch Library
Willoughby’s library is the Willoughby Branch Library, a branch of Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Willoughby’s branch belongs to Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, which serves 66,639 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Willoughby Branch Library
30 Public Square, Willoughby 44094
68 hrsopen a week
18,800sq 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 Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library
236K
visits
3.5 per resident
1M
loans, print + digital
15.3 per resident
1,662
programs & events
40K attended
32K
library cards
47% 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
3.5 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.6 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,662 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$102 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.8M.
Local 62%State 30%Gifts & other 8%
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.