Library · Anderson
Anderson Public Library
Anderson’s library is the Anderson Public Library, a branch of Anderson Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Anderson’s branch belongs to Anderson Public Library, which serves 69,817 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Anderson Public Library
111 East 12th Street, Anderson 46016
65 hrsopen a week
129,564sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Anderson Public Library
264K
visits
3.8 per resident
514K
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
800
programs & events
13K attended
33K
library cards
47% 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
3.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
514K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
800 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$79 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $5.5M.
Local 87%State 6%Gifts & other 7%
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.