Library · Camden
Camden-Jackson Township Public Library
Camden’s library is the Camden-Jackson Township Public Library, a branch of Camden-Jackson Township Public Library, open about 22 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Camden’s branch belongs to Camden-Jackson Township Public Library, which serves 1,790 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Camden-Jackson Township Public Library
183 West Main, Camden 46917
22 hrsopen a week
1,441sq 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 Camden-Jackson Township Public Library
3,067
visits
1.7 per resident
3,766
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
37
programs & events
324 attended
321
library cards
18% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,766 loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
37 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $76K.
Local 83%State 4%Gifts & other 14%
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.