Library · Addison
Shelby County Public Library
Addison’s library is the Shelby County Public Library, a branch of Shelby County Public Library, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Addison’s branch belongs to Shelby County Public Library, which serves 45,055 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shelby County Public Library
57 West Broadway, Shelbyville 46176
66 hrsopen a week
21,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Shelby County Public Library
73K
visits
1.6 per resident
165K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
1,114
programs & events
15K attended
8,552
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
165K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming52%
Who the programs are for
1,114 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 90%State 6%Gifts & other 4%
Locations
Other Shelby County Public Library branches in Addison
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.