Library · Carmel
Carmel Clay Public Library
Carmel’s library is the Carmel Clay Public Library, a branch of Carmel Clay Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Carmel’s branch belongs to Carmel Clay Public Library, which serves 99,093 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carmel Clay Public Library
425 East Main Street, Carmel 46032
65 hrsopen a week
131,749sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Carmel Clay Public Library
585K
visits
5.9 per resident
2.2M
loans, print + digital
21.7 per resident
1,652
programs & events
46K attended
65K
library cards
66% 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
5.9 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
15.6 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
6.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
9.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
66% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
1,652 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$87 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $8.7M.
Local 84%State 3%Gifts & other 13%
Locations
Other Carmel Clay Public Library branches in Carmel
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.