Library · Batesville
Batesville Memorial Public Library
Batesville’s library is the Batesville Memorial Public Library, a branch of Batesville Memorial Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Batesville’s branch belongs to Batesville Memorial Public Library, which serves 12,961 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Batesville Memorial Public Library
131 North Walnut Street, Batesville 47006
57 hrsopen a week
19,000sq 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 Batesville Memorial Public Library
65K
visits
5.0 per resident
125K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
624
programs & events
7,389 attended
3,486
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
125K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
624 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $810K.
Local 79%State 4%Gifts & other 17%
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.