Library · Elwood
North Madison County Public Library System
Elwood’s library is the North Madison County Public Library System, a branch of North Madison County Public Library System, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Elwood’s branch belongs to North Madison County Public Library System, which serves 18,940 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Madison County Public Library System
1600 Main Street, Elwood 46036
53 hrsopen a week
15,500sq 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 North Madison County Public Library System
83K
visits
4.4 per resident
105K
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
629
programs & events
5,216 attended
4,575
library cards
24% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.4 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
105K loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
629 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 89%State 6%Gifts & other 5%
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.