Library · Bright
North Dearborn Branch Library
Bright’s library is the North Dearborn Branch Library, a branch of Lawrenceburg Public Library District, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Bright’s branch belongs to Lawrenceburg Public Library District, which serves 33,739 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Dearborn Branch Library
25969 Dole Road, West Harrison 47060
47 hrsopen a week
17,400sq 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 Lawrenceburg Public Library District
115K
visits
3.4 per resident
231K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
1,002
programs & events
17K attended
14K
library cards
43% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
231K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
1,002 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.2M.
Local 90%State 6%Gifts & other 4%
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.