Library · Elkhart
Elkhart Public Library
Elkhart’s library is the Elkhart Public Library, a branch of Elkhart Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Elkhart’s branch belongs to Elkhart Public Library, which serves 97,605 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elkhart Public Library
300 South Second Street, Elkhart 46516
55 hrsopen a week
62,624sq 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 Elkhart Public Library
247K
visits
2.5 per resident
506K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
2,245
programs & events
49K attended
45K
library cards
46% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
506K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
2,245 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$87 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $8.4M.
Local 88%State 4%Gifts & other 8%
Locations
Other Elkhart Public Library branches in Elkhart
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.