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Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library

Akron, OhioSummit CountyCounty libraryMid-size cityFiscal year January 2024 to December 2024

Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library is a county public library system based in Akron (Summit County), Ohio, serving a legal service area of 381,648 residents through 19 library buildings and three bookmobiles. Among profiled systems serving 250,000 to 499,999 residents, it ranks sixth for library floor space per resident, ninth for program attendance per resident and tenth for physical checkouts per resident, but ranks second-lowest for local government's share of operating revenue.

Among the 249 profiled systems in Ohio, it ranks fourth for physical checkouts, sixth for population served, seventh for total visits and seventh for operating spending. Against the median system of its size class, it records 2.3 times the paid staff per resident and 2.3 times the operating spending per resident.

Compare with similar-size systemsSystems serving 250,000 to 499,999

Akron-Summit Cnty against the 122 systems of its size class

size-class median (50th percentile) · spine height = percentile within the class3.83Visitsper resident83rd percentile8.80Checkoutsper resident92nd percentile$81.66Spendingper resident84th percentile2.52Print volumesper resident91st percentile597Program visitsper 1,000 people93rd percentile11.2Computersper 10,000 people86th percentile47.4Open hoursper outlet a week53rd percentile7.2Staff (FTE)per 10,000 people88th percentile
Gold tick: size-class medianVisits per resident3.8383rd pct.Checkouts per resident8.8092nd pct.Spending per resident$81.6684th pct.Print volumes per resident2.5291st pct.Program visits per 1,000 people59793rd pct.Computers per 10,000 people11.286th pct.Open hours per outlet a week47.453rd pct.Staff (FTE) per 10,000 people7.288th pct.

How the measures and percentiles are calculated

Akron-Summit Cnty in numbers, FY 2024

Visits
1,461,408
Physical checkouts
3,359,807
…of children's materials
1,408,258
Electronic checkouts
1,233,563
…of e-books
483,161
…of e-audio
559,086
Registered users
281,482
Program sessions
7,818
Program attendance
227,991
Print volumes
961,092
Audio items (physical)
152,787
Video items (physical)
260,925
Public computers
427
Public service hours, all outlets
54,264
Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
275.2
Operating spending
$31.2 million
…on books and other materials
$4.1 million
Overdue fines on print items
not charged

Where Akron-Summit Cnty gets its operating money

Operating revenue came to $31.7 million, or $83.04 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 248 profiled systems in Ohio. No federal operating revenue was reported.

This system46%46%All profiled systems in Ohio48%43%
This system46%46%All profiled systems in Ohio48%43%
  • Local government
  • State
  • Federal
  • Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)

County libraries of similar size in other states

None of these six systems records more visits per resident than this one. None of them matches this system's checkouts per resident.

SystemBased inResidentsVisits per residentCheckouts per residentSpending per resident
Brazoria County Library SystemAngleton, TX398,9381.863.60$23.35
Forsyth County Public LibraryWinston-Salem, NC392,8393.182.51$25.21
St. Lucie County Library SystemFort Pierce, FL385,6051.311.48$17.08
Davis County LibraryFarmington, UT373,2071.907.01$23.52
Chesterfield County Public LibraryChesterfield, VA369,9432.405.85$38.24
Burlington County LibraryWestampton, NJ363,9831.762.82$34.45

Akron-Summit Cnty since FY 2019

Visits were 26% below the FY 2019 count of 2 million (size-class median: −30%). Physical checkouts moved 13% down over the same span.

FY 2019 = 10060708090100110FY 2019FY 2023FY 2024
FY 2019 = 10060708090100110FY 2019FY 2023FY 2024
  • Visits
  • Physical checkouts

Who comes to Akron-Summit Cnty programs

Programs for children up to age 11 drew 46% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 29 people each.

Children 0–11104,902Young adults 12–1816,906Adults 19+28,245General interest77,938
Children 0–11104,902Young adults 12–1816,906Adults 19+28,245General interest77,938

Akron-Summit Cnty, building by building

The 19 buildings cover 477,492 square feet in total, 1.25 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library at 270,000 square feet; the smallest is Springfield-Lakemore Branch Library at 4,000. The longest hours are at Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library, 59 a week.

BuildingTypeTownHours a weekFloor area, sq ft
Akron-Summit Cnty Public LibraryCentral libraryAkron59270,000
Ellet Branch LibraryBranchAkron5311,650
Fairlawn-Bath Branch LibraryBranchAkron5312,000
Firestone Park Branch LibraryBranchAkron5312,000
Goodyear Branch LibraryBranchAkron5311,900
Green Branch LibraryBranchUniontown5311,993
Highland Square Branch LibraryBranchAkron5311,500
Kenmore Branch LibraryBranchAkron5311,500
Maple Valley Branch LibraryBranchAkron5311,655
Mogadore Branch LibraryBranchMogadore5311,960
Nordonia Hills Branch LibraryBranchNorthfield5311,981
North Hill Branch LibraryBranchAkron5312,000
Northwest Akron Branch LibraryBranchAkron5312,000
Norton Branch LibraryBranchNorton5311,075
Odom Boulevard Branch LibraryBranchAkron5311,987
Portage Lakes Branch LibraryBranchAkron5312,000
Richfield Branch LibraryBranchRichfield5311,744
Springfield-Lakemore Branch LibraryBranchAkron454,000
Tallmadge Branch LibraryBranchTallmadge5314,547
Akron-Summit County Public Library Bs2BookmobileAkron13
Akron-Summit County Public Library Bs3BookmobileAkron13
Mobile Services Bookmobile #1BookmobileAkron18

Nearest in size within Ohio

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