Library · Bloomfield
La Grange County Public Library
Bloomfield’s library is the La Grange County Public Library, a branch of La Grange County Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bloomfield’s branch belongs to La Grange County Public Library, which serves 40,446 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
La Grange County Public Library
203 West Spring Street, Lagrange 46761
56 hrsopen a week
35,487sq 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 La Grange County Public Library
63K
visits
1.6 per resident
333K
loans, print + digital
8.2 per resident
591
programs & events
7,074 attended
9,133
library cards
23% 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
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
8.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
333K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
591 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 90%State 3%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.