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Public libraries in Ohio

232 public libraries in Ohio, 12th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public LibraryCincinnatiHamilton149
Toledo-Lucas County Public LibraryToledoLucas131.25
Cuyahoga County Public LibraryParmaCuyahoga126
Columbus Metropolitan LibraryColumbusFranklin121.75
Dayton Metro LibraryDaytonMontgomery117.5
Cleveland Public LibraryClevelandCuyahoga107.59
Akron-Summit Cnty Public LibraryAkronSummit99.56
Greene County Public LibraryXeniaGreene67.78
Medina County District LibraryMedinaMedina62.59
Mansfield-Richland County Public LibraryMansfieldRichland52.88
Stark County District LibraryCantonStark50.5
Clermont County Public LibraryMilfordClermont42.15
Geauga County Public LibraryChardonGeauga41
Williams Co Public LibraryBryanWilliams38.88
Westerville Public LibraryWestervilleFranklin35.5
Worthington Public LibraryWorthingtonFranklin34.23
Cleveland Heights-University Heights PlCleveland Hts.Cuyahoga32.4
Delaware County District LibraryDelawareDelaware29
Porter Public LibraryWestlakeCuyahoga28
Warren-Trumbull County Public LibraryWarrenTrumbull27.8
Washington-Centerville Public LibraryCentervilleMontgomery26.75
Lane Public LibraryHamiltonButler24
Lorain Public LibraryLorainLorain23.53
Willoughby-Eastlake Public LibraryWillowickLake23
Wayne County Public LibraryWoosterWayne22.5
Scioto County Public LibraryPortsmouthScioto21
Rocky River Public LibraryRocky RiverCuyahoga20.75
Mason Public LibraryMasonWarren20.05
Upper Arlington Public LibraryUpper ArlingtonFranklin19.94
Ella M. Everhard Public LibraryWadsworthMedina19.78
Licking County LibraryNewarkLicking19.69
Shaker Heights Public LibraryShaker HeightsCuyahoga19.55
Twinsburg Public LibraryTwinsburgSummit17.88
Athens County Public LibrariesNelsonvilleAthens17.5
Auglaize County Public District LibraryWapakonetaAuglaize16.13
Clark County Public LibrarySpringfieldClark15.53
Wood County District Public LibraryBowling GreenWood15.03
Washington County Public LibraryMariettaWashington14.5
Fairfield County District LibraryLancasterFairfield14.06
Lebanon Public LibraryLebanonWarren14.05
Southwest Public LibrariesGrove CityFranklin14
Euclid Public LibraryEuclidCuyahoga13.75
Stow-Munroe Falls Public LibraryStowSummit13.63
Grafton/Midview Public LibraryGraftonLorain13.56
Pickerington Public LibraryPickeringtonFairfield13.5
Kent Free LibraryKentPortage12.59
Muskingum County Library SystemZanesvilleMuskingum12.5
Barberton Public LibraryBarbertonSummit12.15
Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library ofMt. VernonKnox12
Coshocton County District LibraryCoshoctonCoshocton11.48
Conneaut Public LibraryConneautAshtabula11.25
Grandview Heights Public LibraryGrandview Hts.Franklin11.18
Ashtabula County District LibraryAshtabulaAshtabula11
Marion Public LibraryMarionMarion11
Mentor Public LibraryMentorLake11
Tuscarawas County Public LibraryNew PhiladelphiaTuscarawas11
Rodman Public LibraryAllianceStark10.9
Lima Public LibraryLimaAllen10.85
Reed Memorial LibraryRavennaPortage9.63
Belmont County District LibraryMartins FerryBelmont9.5
Troy-Miami County Public LibraryTroyMiami9.5
Wright Memorial Public LibraryOakwoodMontgomery9.5
Logan County District LibraryBellefontaineLogan9.43
Birchard Public Library of Sandusky CountyFremontSandusky9.38
Avon Lake Public LibraryAvon LakeLorain9.19
Portage County District LibraryGarrettsvillePortage9
Way Public LibraryPerrysburgWood8.85
Franklin Public LibraryFranklinWarren8.44
Jackson City LibraryJacksonJackson8.1
Bexley Public LibraryBexleyFranklin8
Chillicothe and Ross County Public LibraryChillicotheRoss8
East Cleveland Public LibraryEast ClevelandCuyahoga8
Highland County District LibraryHillsboroHighland8
Midpointe Library SystemMiddletownButler8
Kirtland Public LibraryKirtlandLake7.35
Preble County District LibraryEatonPreble7.25
Putnam County District LibraryOttawaPutnam7.01
Dover Public LibraryDoverTuscarawas7
Meigs County District Public LibraryPomeroyMeigs7
Morley LibraryPainesvilleLake7
Massillon Public LibraryMassillonStark6.8
McKinley Memorial LibraryNilesTrumbull6.78
Salem Public LibrarySalemColumbiana6.65
Oak Harbor Public LibraryOak HarborOttawa6.63
Pickaway Cnty District Public LibraryCirclevillePickaway6.63
Delta Public LibraryDeltaFulton6.6
Dorcas Carey Public LibraryCareyWyandot6.56
Huron County Community LibraryWillardHuron6.56
Ida Rupp Public LibraryPort ClintonOttawa6.55
Canal Fulton Public LibraryCanal FultonStark6.38
Wickliffe Public LibraryWickliffeLake6.35
Crestline Public LibraryCrestlineCrawford6.25
Steubenville & Jefferson County, Pl ofSteubenvilleJefferson6.25
Newton Falls Public LibraryNewton FallsTrumbull6.08
Columbiana Public LibraryColumbianaColumbiana6.06
Findlay Hancock Cnty Dist Public LibraryFindlayHancock6
Hubbard Public LibraryHubbardTrumbull6
Louisville Public LibraryLouisvilleStark6
North Canton Public LibraryNorth CantonStark6
Tiffin-Seneca Public LibraryTiffinSeneca5.93
Archbold Community LibraryArchboldFulton5.8
Lakewood Public LibraryLakewoodCuyahoga5.8
Pataskala Public LibraryPataskalaLicking5.69
Bristol Public LibraryBristolvilleTrumbull5.65
Paulding County Carnegie LibraryPauldingPaulding5.63
Milan-Berlin Library DistrictMilanErie5.5
Worch Memorial Public LibraryVersaillesDarke5.3
Bucyrus Public LibraryBucyrusCrawford5.25
Amherst Public LibraryAmherstLorain5
Brown County Public LibraryGeorgetownBrown5
Guernsey County District Public LibraryCambridgeGuernsey5
London Public LibraryLondonMadison5
Madison Public LibraryMadisonLake5
Marysville Public LibraryMarysvilleUnion5
McComb Public LibraryMcCombHancock5
Plain City Public LibraryPlain CityMadison5
Ritter Public LibraryVermilionErie4.88
Mary L. Cook Public LibraryWaynesvilleWarren4.8
Harbor-Topky Memorial LibraryAshtabula HarborAshtabula4.75
Oberlin Public LibraryOberlinLorain4.75
Wilmington Public Library of Clinton CountyWilmingtonClinton4.73
Norwalk Public LibraryNorwalkHuron4.63
Tipp City Public LibraryTipp CityMiami4.5
Carnegie Public LibraryWashington ChFayette4.48
Loudonville Public LibraryLoudonvilleAshland4.28
Brumback LibraryVan WertVan Wert4.25
Kinsman Free Public LibraryKinsmanTrumbull4.25
Wellsville Carnegie Public LibraryWellsvilleColumbiana4.25
Forest-Jackson Public LibraryForestHardin4.13
Adams County Public LibraryPeeblesAdams4
Ashland Public LibraryAshlandAshland4
Carroll County District LibraryCarrolltonCarroll4
Defiance Public LibraryDefianceDefiance4
Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library/West JeffersonWest JeffersonMadison4
Perry County District LibraryNew LexingtonPerry4
St. Clairsville Public LibrarySt. ClairsvilleBelmont4
Kaubisch Memorial Public LibraryFostoriaSeneca3.98
Bellevue Public LibraryBellevueHuron3.8
Cardington-Lincoln Public LibraryCardingtonMorrow3.8
Patrick Henry School District Public LibraryDeshlerHenry3.7
Swanton Public LibrarySwantonFulton3.68
Carnegie Public LibraryEast LiverpoolColumbiana3.63
St. Paris Public LibrarySt. ParisChampaign3.6
Rossford Public LibraryRossfordWood3.56
Selover Public LibraryChestervilleMorrow3.55
Briggs Lawrence County Public LibraryIrontonLawrence3.5
St. Marys Community Public LibrarySt. MarysAuglaize3.5
Mohawk Community LibrarySycamoreWyandot3.45
Richwood-North Union Public LibraryRichwoodUnion3.4
J.R. Clarke Public LibraryCovingtonMiami3.33
Sabina Public LibrarySabinaClinton3.3
Herrick Memorial Public LibraryWellingtonLorain3.2
Puskarich Public LibraryCadizHarrison3.15
Ridgemont Public LibraryMt. VictoryHardin3.1
Andover Public LibraryAndoverAshtabula3
Blanchester Public LibraryBlanchesterClinton3
Community LibrarySunburyDelaware3
Fairport Harbor Public LibraryFairport HarborLake3
Greenville Public LibraryGreenvilleDarke3
Harris-Elmore Public LibraryElmoreOttawa3
Mechanicsburg Public LibraryMechanicsburgChampaign3
New London Public LibraryNew LondonHuron3
Seneca East Public LibraryAtticaSeneca2.9
Bradford Public LibraryBradfordMiami2.84
Marvin Memorial LibraryShelbyRichland2.83
Clyde Public LibraryClydeSandusky2.81
Holmes County District Public LibraryMillersburgHolmes2.81
Orrville Public LibraryOrrvilleWayne2.81
Shelby County Libraries - Amos MemorialSidneyShelby2.75
Weston Public LibraryWestonWood2.75
Holgate Community LibraryHolgateHenry2.73
Barnesville Hutton Memorial LibraryBarnesvilleBelmont2.6
Burton Public LibraryBurtonGeauga2.6
Herbert Wescoat Memorial LibraryMcArthurVinton2.5
Huron Public LibraryHuronErie2.5
Pemberville Public LibraryPembervilleWood2.4
Homer Public LibraryUticaLicking2.35
New Straitsville Public LibraryNew StraitsvillePerry2.25
Logan-Hocking County District LibraryLoganHocking2.13
Ada Public School District LibraryAdaHardin2
Arcanum Public LibraryArcanumDarke2
Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial LibraryGallipolisGallia2
East Palestine Memorial Public LibraryEast PalestineColumbiana2
Evergreen Community LibraryMetamoraFulton2
Garnet A. Wilson Pl of Pike CoWaverlyPike2
Rock Creek Public LibraryRock CreekAshtabula2
Upper Sandusky Community LibraryUpper SanduskyWyandot2
Kingsville Public LibraryKingsvilleAshtabula1.98
Bettsville Public LibraryBettsvilleSeneca1.95
Bluffton Public LibraryBlufftonAllen1.94
Delphos Public LibraryDelphosAllen1.93
Napoleon Public LibraryNapoleonHenry1.9
Milton Union Public LibraryWest MiltonMiami1.88
Oak Hill Public LibraryOak HillJackson1.85
Fort Recovery Public LibraryFort RecoveryMercer1.75
Union Township Public LibraryRipleyBrown1.75
Wayne Public LibraryWayneWood1.75
Hardin Northern Public LibraryDunkirkHardin1.7
North Baltimore Public LibraryNorth BaltimoreWood1.63
Mercer County District Public LibraryCelinaMercer1.6
Montpelier Public LibraryMontpelierWilliams1.5
Salem Township Public LibraryMorrowWarren1.5
Mt Sterling Public LibraryMt. SterlingMadison1.46
Coldwater Public LibraryColdwaterMercer1.25
Minerva Public LibraryMinervaStark1.2
Normal Memorial LibraryFayetteFulton1.15
Belle Center Free Public LibraryBelle CenterLogan1.11
Alger Public LibraryAlgerHardin1
Bellaire Public LibraryBellaireBelmont1
Champaign County LibraryUrbanaChampaign1
Claymont School District Public LibraryUhrichsvilleTuscarawas1
Germantown Public LibraryGermantownMontgomery1
Gnadenhuttenp.L./Indian Valley School Dist.GnadenhuttenTuscarawas1
Kate Love Simpson-Morgan County LibraryMcConnelsvilleMorgan1
Liberty Center Public LibraryLiberty CenterHenry1
Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin Cnty PlKentonHardin1
Monroe County District LibraryWoodsfieldMonroe1
New Madison Public LibraryNew MadisonDarke1
Newcomerstown Public LibraryNewcomerstownTuscarawas1
Piqua Public LibraryPiquaMiami1
Rockford Carnegie LibraryRockfordMercer1
Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public LibraryWellstonJackson1
Brown Memorial LibraryLewisburgPreble0.93
Leetonia Community Public LibraryLeetoniaColumbiana0.9
Monroeville Public LibraryMonroevilleHuron0.88
Alexandria Public LibraryAlexandriaLicking0.83
Bliss Memorial Public LibraryBloomvilleSeneca0.8
Bowerston Public LibraryBowerstonHarrison0.75
Caldwell Public LibraryCaldwellNoble0.75
Marion Lawrence Memorial LibraryGratisPreble0.35
Perry Cook Memorial Public LibraryMt. GileadMorrow0
Wauseon Public LibraryWauseonFulton0

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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