| Dayton Metro Library | |
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 Interior of main library in 2023 | |
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| 39°45′38″N 84°11′16″W / 39.760556°N 84.187857°W | |
| Location | 215 E. 3rd St, Dayton, Ohio 45402, United States |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1888 |
| Branches | Main Library and 18 branches |
| Collection | |
| Size | 974,405 (2018)[2] |
| Legal deposit | Selective federal depository library[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 5,770,221[3] |
| Population served | 531,687[3] |
| Members | 424,405[3] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $62,014,544[3] |
| Director | Jeffrey Trzeciak |
| Employees | 326.4 FTE[3] |
| Website | daytonmetrolibrary.org |
Dayton Metro Library is a multi-branch library system serving 531,687 residents of the Dayton Metropolitan Area. It has 19 locations across the area (as well as two bookmobiles). Almost 5.8 million items were borrowed in 2018.[2] The Dayton Metro Library ranks in the top ten best libraries in the United States serving a population of over 250,000 by HAPLR.[4] The Dayton Metro Library system is considered a county system with branches in cities and towns throughout Montgomery County, Ohio, but does not have branches in Centerville, Germantown, Oakwood, Riverside or Washington Township. All are serviced by libraries of their own, save Riverside, various parts of which are geographically close to Dayton Metro Library locations, including Burkhardt, Electra C. Doren and Huber Heights.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Ohio". GPO Federal Library Directory. United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Dayton Metro Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "2018 Ohio Public Library Statistics". State Library of Ohio. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "HAPLR Index". Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ "Homepage". Germantown Public Library. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Homepage". Wright Memorial Public Library. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Homepage". Washington-Centerville Public Library. Retrieved August 16, 2022.