Library · Conneaut Lake
Margaret Shontz Memorial Library
Conneaut Lake’s library is the Margaret Shontz Memorial Library, a branch of Margaret Shontz Memorial Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Conneaut Lake’s branch belongs to Margaret Shontz Memorial Library, which serves 3,959 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Margaret Shontz Memorial Library
145 Second St., Conneaut Lake 16316
44 hrsopen a week
1,957sq 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 Margaret Shontz Memorial Library
9,485
visits
2.4 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
232
programs & events
2,683 attended
975
library cards
25% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)71%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
232 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $69K.
Local 51%State 24%Gifts & other 25%
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.