Library · Center
Eastern Branch
Center’s library is the Eastern Branch, a branch of Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Center’s branch belongs to Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library, which serves 13,835 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Eastern Branch
11453 East State Road 54, Bloomfield 47424
33 hrsopen a week
2,300sq 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 Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
18K
visits
1.3 per resident
97K
loans, print + digital
7.0 per resident
230
programs & events
3,305 attended
1,589
library cards
11% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
97K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
230 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $554K.
Local 84%State 7%Gifts & other 8%
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.