Library · Worthington
Worthington - West Franklin Community Library
Worthington’s library is the Worthington - West Franklin Community Library, a branch of Worthington - West Franklin Community Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Worthington’s branch belongs to Worthington - West Franklin Community Library, which serves 2,295 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Worthington - West Franklin Community Library
214 E Main St. Ste 1, Worthington 16262
35 hrsopen a week
3,094sq 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 Worthington - West Franklin Community Library
6,735
visits
2.9 per resident
3,237
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
115
programs & events
1,808 attended
1,123
library cards
49% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,237 loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
115 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $39K.
Local 15%State 20%Gifts & other 66%
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.