Library · Cambridge
Cambridge City Public Library
Cambridge’s library is the Cambridge City Public Library, a branch of Cambridge City Public Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Cambridge’s branch belongs to Cambridge City Public Library, which serves 5,025 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cambridge City Public Library
600 West Main Street, Cambridge City 47327
38 hrsopen a week
11,562sq 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 Cambridge City Public Library
9,360
visits
1.9 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
5.4 per resident
105
programs & events
1,077 attended
1,225
library cards
24% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
105 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $222K.
Local 91%State 5%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.