Dayton Metro Library
| Dayton Metro Library | |
|---|---|
Interior of Main Library in 2023 | |
| 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 | 1860 (Dayton Library Association established 1847 and Dayton Public School Library established 1855; merged into Dayton Public Library 1860) |
| Branches | Main Library and 18 branches |
| Collection | |
| Size | 873,871 physical items (2024) |
| Legal deposit | Selective federal depository library |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 4,815,979 |
| Population served | 452,238 |
| Members | 379,934 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $48,621,907 |
| Director | Jeffrey Trzeciak |
Deputy Executive Director | Rachel Gut |
| Employees | 400 staff (326.79 FTE) |
| Website | daytonmetrolibrary.org |
Dayton Metro Library is a multi-branch library system serving 531,687 residents of the Dayton Metropolitan Area. It has 18 locations across the area (including the Main Library, 16 branch libraries, and Outreach Services with a bookmobile). Around 4.8 million items were borrowed in 2024. In 2010, the Dayton Metro Library ranked in the top ten best libraries in the United States serving a population of over 250,000 by HAPLR. 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.