Library · Grove
Grove City Community Library
Grove’s library is the Grove City Community Library, a branch of Grove City Community Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Grove’s branch belongs to Grove City Community Library, which serves 14,800 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grove City Community Library
125 West Main St., Grove City 16127
37 hrsopen a week
9,282sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Grove City Community Library
31K
visits
2.1 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
369
programs & events
5,571 attended
3,187
library cards
22% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
369 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $208K.
Local 19%State 21%Gifts & other 59%
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.