Library · Centre
Centre Township Branch
Centre’s library is the Centre Township Branch, a branch of St. Joseph County Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Centre’s branch belongs to St. Joseph County Public Library, which serves 170,799 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Centre Township Branch
1150 East Kern Road, South Bend 46614
56 hrsopen a week
17,170sq 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 St. Joseph County Public Library
818K
visits
4.8 per resident
2.1M
loans, print + digital
12.1 per resident
2,376
programs & events
53K attended
73K
library cards
42% 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
4.8 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.9 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
2,376 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$107 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $18M.
Local 70%State 4%Federal 0%Gifts & other 25%
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.