Library · Indiantown
Elisabeth Lahti Library
Indiantown’s library is the Elisabeth Lahti Library, a branch of Martin County Library System, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Indiantown’s branch belongs to Martin County Library System, which serves 162,740 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elisabeth Lahti Library
15200 East Thelma Waters Avenue, Indiantown 34956
37 hrsopen a week
10,006sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Martin County Library System
472K
visits
2.9 per resident
472K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
3,848
programs & events
71K attended
106K
library cards
65% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.9 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
472K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
3,848 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.9M.
Local 83%State 1%Federal 3%Gifts & other 12%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.