Library · Paw Paw
Paw Paw Public Library
Paw Paw’s library is the Paw Paw Public Library, a branch of Paw Paw Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Paw Paw’s branch belongs to Paw Paw Public Library, which serves 5,689 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Paw Paw Public Library
250 Moser Avenue, Paw Paw 25434
40 hrsopen a week
2,014sq 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 Paw Paw Public Library
4,923
visits
0.9 per resident
2,890
loans, print + digital
0.5 per resident
119
programs & events
1,455 attended
1,855
library cards
33% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,890 loans last year
Books & media (adults)85%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
119 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $89K.
Local 47%State 41%Gifts & other 12%
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.