Library · Vero Beach
Indian River County Library
Vero Beach’s library is the Indian River County Library, a branch of Indian River County Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Vero Beach’s branch belongs to Indian River County Library, which serves 171,029 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Indian River County Library
1600 21st Street, Vero Beach 32960
49 hrsopen a week
49,622sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Indian River County Library
315K
visits
1.8 per resident
627K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
1,879
programs & events
23K attended
136K
library cards
79% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Cardholders
79% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
627K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,879 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.5M.
Local 99%State 1%Federal 0%
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.