Library · Bicknell
Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library
Bicknell’s library is the Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library, a branch of Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Bicknell’s branch belongs to Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library, which serves 4,520 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library
201 West 2nd Street, Bicknell 47512
52 hrsopen a week
4,536sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library
6,287
visits
1.4 per resident
8,463
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
184
programs & events
695 attended
4,055
library cards
90% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
90% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,463 loans last year
Books & media (adults)28%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming54%
Who the programs are for
184 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $222K.
Local 79%State 4%Gifts & other 16%
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.