Library · Center
Indianapolis Public Library
Center’s library is the Indianapolis Public Library, a branch of Indianapolis Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Center’s branch belongs to Indianapolis Public Library, which serves 963,251 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Indianapolis Public Library
40 East St. Clair, Indianapolis 46204
54 hrsopen a week
299,300sq 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 Indianapolis Public Library
2.4M
visits
2.5 per resident
8.7M
loans, print + digital
9.1 per resident
8,011
programs & events
154K attended
290K
library cards
30% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8.7M loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
8,011 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$63 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6M.
Local 83%State 5%Federal 0%Gifts & other 11%
Locations
Other Indianapolis Public Library branches in Center
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.