Library · Center
Plymouth Public Library
Center’s library is the Plymouth Public Library, a branch of Plymouth Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Center’s branch belongs to Plymouth Public Library, which serves 26,285 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plymouth Public Library
201 North Center Street, Plymouth 46563
53 hrsopen a week
35,000sq 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 Plymouth Public Library
90K
visits
3.4 per resident
137K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
249
programs & events
9,856 attended
2,499
library cards
10% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
137K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
249 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$74 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 85%State 5%Gifts & other 10%
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.