Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRock Creek’s library logs 13 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Rock Creek Public Library serves 2,853 people in and around Rock Creek. Last year it lent 39K books, movies and e-books and logged 37K visits.
The short version on Rock Creek’s library
One of the busiest library systems its size
Rock Creek Public Library logs 13 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, and lends 12 print items per resident against a typical 3.8. On both counts it beats 94% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
Ohio pays a big share
56% of the budget comes from the state, and 31% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. What your card is worth ↓
Three times the programs of a typical library its size
Rock Creek Public Library ran 314 programs last year, about 6 a week. That’s 110 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Kids’ borrowing is a standout
Children’s books and media are 47% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 93% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
A well-funded system
Rock Creek Public Library spends $131 per resident a year, about three times the typical $43 for a library its size. What your card is worth ↓
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; Rock Creek Public Library serves 2,853 people in and around Rock Creek, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Rock Creek’s civic life grade
Rock Creek 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 →
Every hour the doors are open, about 15 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Rock Creek Public Library system. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Rock Creek Public Library serves 2,853 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
39K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
5,796 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 2 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.
Find it
Rock Creek Public Library, 2988 High St., Rock Creek.
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 Rock Creek Public Library branch.
New in Rock Creek? 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 $1.67 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Rock Creek cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $374K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $622K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $374K 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 1,664 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek | Rock Creek Public Library fine-free | — | 51 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Roaming Shores | None of its own | — | — | B− |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Rock Creek Public Library serves 2,853 people in and around Rock Creek, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Rock Creek.
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 Rock Creek
Does Rock Creek have a public library?
Yes. Rock Creek Public Library, 2988 High St., serves 2,853 people in and around Rock Creek (the survey’s count) and is open about 51 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Rock Creek Public 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 Rock Creek’s library?
It logged 12.8 visits and lent 13.7 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Rock Creek’s civic life grade?
Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek.
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.