View our Mission Statement and Values, Strategic Plan, and then, see how the Library is achieving those goals in our Annual Report.
To be worthy of our patron's continued support, we want to make you our top priority by offering unparalleled service. Our goal is to assist you in any way we can in your pursuit of information and enrichment. In our effort to make each experience the best it can be, see what principles guide our actions.
The Library serves the citizens of Centerville and Washington Township located eight miles southeast of Dayton, OH.
A School District Library tracing its roots back to 1810, seven years after Ohio became a state. Watch a video, view a collection of old Library photos, and read more about the Library's rich history.
2020 - 1.3 million items
2021 - 1.5 million items
2020 – 22 items/year
2021 – 28 items/year
2020 – 22,114
2021 – 24,378
64K (33K from CV/WT)
2020 – 4,645/week
2021 – 5,557/week
2020 – 17,586/week
2021 – 15,364/week
2020 – 8.0 million
2021 – 8.3 million
The Library is funded by the Public Library Fund (PLF), which receives 1.7% of total state tax revenues annually, and a continuous 3.0 mil local operating levy passed in November 2021. These state and local revenue sources support current ongoing operating expenses. In addition, the Library actively seeks private funding to support “special projects”. Since 2011, more than $750,000 in grants and private donations have been secured, including:
2020 - $6.5 million
2021 - $6.0 million
Circulation: 15th
Registered Borrowers: 22nd
PLF (State Funding): 31st
Full Time Equivalent Staff: 27th
Materials Expenditures: 17th
Total Operating Expenditures: 22nd
5 Star Library in the LJ Index of Public Library Service
Green Business Certified
2020 – 58 Full Time Equivalent
2021 – 55 Full Time Equivalent
3 Library Facilities:
Centerville Library
(& Administrative Offices)
31,600 sq. ft.
Woodbourne Library
29,858 sq. ft.
Creativity Commons at RecPlex
782 sq. ft.