Annual Report 2025
A Note from the Library Director
Thank you for reading Cuyahoga Falls Library’s annual report to our patrons, community, and partners! As I reflect upon these metrics from 2025, I can’t help but think of a recent statewide poll:
- 90% of Ohioans say public libraries are important to their communities.
- 87% say they get their money’s worth from library services for the taxes they pay.
Our library is seeking its first tax increase in 15 years (Issue 5 on May 5). Not only are people using our library more and more (over 40,000 people attended programs—maybe the most ever!!), but almost 200 people recently shared incredible personal stories of what our library means to them. One of which is included here. (Follow us on social media for more.) The library’s levy provides almost half of our funding but is less than 2% of your overall property tax bill. For every $1 spent by Falls Library, our community receives an economic value of almost $5.
New in 2025
Fine Free
In January 2025, the library eliminated overdue fines and forgave existing fines. Read the Fine Free FAQs
Taylor the Otter
We added a new member to our family! Our mascot, Taylor the River Otter. Learn about Taylor
Catalog Update
Our new catalog makes it easy to browse, search, and manage your accounts. Browse the Catalog
Library Merch
You can now support Cuyahoga Falls Library in style with branded apparel! Shop Now
Charlie Cart
We added a grant-funded mobile kitchen for food & nutrition classes. Browse Events
Patrons
Cards & Visits
The library had 46,640 cardholders and 163,620 visits.
Cardholder Communities
New Cardholders
We welcomed 5,038 new patrons to the library.
Impact
"I was new to the Cuyahoga Falls community and to parenthood, and the library made me feel at home in my new role and community and provided an opportunity for us to bond as a family. Not only does the library provide important access to information and resources, but it provides an environment for community members to connect and feel safe. A library is truly the backbone of any strong community and the Cuyahoga Falls Library reflects that. It provides refuge and supports progress and education in our community. This is important to me as someone who has lived here for the past 6 years because it makes me want to stay and invest in the community."
- Teresa, Library Patron
Summer Reading Recap
3,005 children, teens, and adults registered for the annual Summer Reading Program - a new record!
Participants read a combined 1.9 million minutes. This was a 17% increase in total reading compared to Summer Reading 2024.
Programs
40,048 adults, teens, and kids attended 1,377 programs.
This is a 37% increase in attendance compared to the prior year.
Services
- 92,407 Wi-Fi Sessions
- 19,709 Computer Logins
- 218,536 Prints & Faxes
- 485 Documents Notarized
- 4,103 Study Rooms Reserved
- 227 Meeting Rooms Reserved
Checkouts
Patrons borrowed...
- 715,988 total items
- 497,711 were physical books, movies & more
- 218,277 were digital books & media
Top Titles
Top Checkouts of 2025
- Adult Fiction
- Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
- Crash by Freida McFadden
- Adult Nonfiction
- The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy James Patterson & Vicky Ward
- Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives by Gretchen Rubin
- Children's Fiction
- Will the Pigeon Graduate? by Mo Willems
- Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends: Go Team Spidey!
- Teen Fiction
- Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
- Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
2025 Budget
- Programs: $30,200
- Furniture/Equipment: $173,000
- Operations: $477,400
- Materials: $488,500
- Staff: $1,990,500
Total: $3,159,600