Library · Dayton
Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Dayton’s library is the Clyde W. Roddy Public Library, a branch of Clyde W. Roddy Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dayton’s branch belongs to Clyde W. Roddy Public Library, which serves 25,643 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
371 First Avenue, Dayton 37321
50 hrsopen a week
9,353sq 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 Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
52K
visits
2.0 per resident
190K
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
253
programs & events
20K attended
20K
library cards
77% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
77% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
190K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
253 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $444K.
Local 97%Federal 2%Gifts & other 1%
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.