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Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Center’s library is the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, a branch of Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Center’s branch belongs to Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, which serves 77,304 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
220 North Union Street, Kokomo 46901
65 hrsopen a week
45,000sq 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 Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
343K
visits
4.4 per resident
702K
loans, print + digital
9.1 per resident
1,313
programs & events
38K attended
33K
library cards
43% 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
4.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
702K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
1,313 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$88 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.8M.
Local 94%State 3%Gifts & other 3%
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.