Library · Center
Union County Public Library
Center’s library is the Union County Public Library, a branch of Union County Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Center’s branch belongs to Union County Public Library, which serves 7,087 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Union County Public Library
2 East Seminary Street, Liberty 47353
55 hrsopen a week
13,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Union County Public Library
86K
visits
12.1 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
732
programs & events
19K attended
2,022
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
12.1 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
732 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$81 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $571K.
Local 78%State 4%Gifts & other 18%
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.