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Lebanon Public Library

Center’s library is the Lebanon Public Library, a branch of Lebanon Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Center’s branch belongs to Lebanon Public Library, which serves 25,311 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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Lebanon Public Library

104 East Washington Street, Lebanon 46052
58 hrsopen a week
36,360sq 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 Lebanon Public Library

100K
visits
4.0 per resident
149K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
744
programs & events
20K attended
5,878
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
4.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

149K loans last year

Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming0%

Who the programs are for

744 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
304
Ages 6–11
125
Teens
180
Adults
135
All ages
0
Money

Who pays for it

$58 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.

Local 94%State 2%Gifts & other 4%
About these numbers

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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.

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