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Fairmount Public Library
Fairmount’s library is the Fairmount Public Library, a branch of Fairmount Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Fairmount’s branch belongs to Fairmount Public Library, which serves 3,986 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fairmount Public Library
217 South Main Street, Fairmount 46928
39 hrsopen a week
6,027sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Fairmount Public Library
7,747
visits
1.9 per resident
8,348
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
151
programs & events
2,530 attended
3,069
library cards
77% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
77% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,348 loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
151 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $113K.
Local 90%State 7%Gifts & other 3%
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.