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By Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Director, Marketing & Communications
In Ohio, Grandview Heights Public Library earned the highest score within its category with 5,213 points and Upper Arlington had the second highest score within its category with 2,789. Libraries are rated on their performance within categories determined by operating expenditures. Performance is measured and points awarded in the areas of circulation, library visits, program attendance, and public Internet use. Five libraries were ranked number one, and an additional twenty were ranked in the top five in their respective population categories in the 2010 HAPLR report. Libraries with the number one ranking in their population categories included: Cuyahoga County Public Library (500,000), Washington-Centerville Public Library (50,000), Westlake Porter Public Library (25,000), Twinsburg Public Library (10,000), and Columbiana Public Library (5,000). Twenty-five percent of all top-rated libraries over the past ten years have been in Ohio. Columbus Metropolitan Library and Twinsburg Public Library have made it into the top ten of all ten editions of the HAPLR. In overall scores, Ohio has been ranked number one in the country in every report. The 2010 HAPLR rankings are based on reports from libraries filed in 2008 with data from 2007 and prior to major budget cuts seen in the past two years. Ohio also celebrated Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) for the honor of being selected as the 2010 Library Journal/Gale Library of the Year. LJ Index of Public Library Service - Star Libraries
Five Star Ratings ($30,000,000 +)
($10,000,000 - $29,999,999)
($5,000,000 - $9,999,999)
($1,000,000 - $4,999,999)
($400,000 - $999,999)
($200,000 - $399,000)
($100,000 - $199,999)
Four Star Libraries ($30,000,000 +)
($5,000,000 - $9,999,999)
($1,000,000 - $4,999,999)
($400,000 - $999,999)
($200,000 - $399,999)
($100,000 - $199,999)
Three Star Libraries
($5,000,000 - $9,999,999)
($1,000,000 - $4,999,999)
($400,000 - $999,999)
($200,000 - $399,999)
Listed in order of points awarded within categories |
Thirty-six Ohio Libraries were identified as Star Libraries in the 
