Photo: Christopher L. Riley · CC BY-SA 4.0Millersburg’s library is a branch of Paris-Bourbon County Library, which lends less per resident than 54% of systems its size
Millersburg’s library is the Paris-Bourbon County Library, Millersburg Branch, a branch of Paris-Bourbon County Library, which serves 20,134 people and lent 104K items last year.
Millersburg’s library, in brief
Open only about 16 hours a week
The Millersburg branch keeps short hours: about 16 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Twice the programs of a typical library its size
The Paris-Bourbon County Library system ran 1,182 programs last year, about 23 a week. That’s 59 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24. People show up: 25,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Millersburg’s library is a branch of Paris-Bourbon County Library, so they cover the whole system (20,134 people), not just the Millersburg branch.
What’s behind Millersburg’s civic life grade
Millersburg isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
About 13 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 5 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Paris-Bourbon County Library serves 20,134 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 25 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Paris-Bourbon County Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
104K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
30,073 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Paris-Bourbon County Library, Millersburg Branch, 1113 Main Street, Millersburg.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Paris-Bourbon County Library branch.
New in Millersburg? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.63 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Millersburg cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $2M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.2M budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 10,306 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Paris-Bourbon County Library, Millersburg Branch is one branch of Paris-Bourbon County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 20,134 people it serves.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Millersburg
Does Millersburg have a public library?
Yes: Paris-Bourbon County Library, Millersburg Branch, 1113 Main Street, is a branch of Paris-Bourbon County Library, which serves 20,134 people. The branch is open about 16 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Paris-Bourbon County Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Millersburg’s library?
It logged 2.8 visits and lent 5.2 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Millersburg’s civic life grade?
Millersburg isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Millersburg.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.