Library · Fortville
Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library
Fortville’s library is the Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library, a branch of Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Fortville’s branch belongs to Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library, which serves 15,615 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library
625 East Broadway, Fortville 46040
52 hrsopen a week
7,954sq 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 Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library
35K
visits
2.3 per resident
104K
loans, print + digital
6.7 per resident
265
programs & events
5,622 attended
4,003
library cards
26% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
104K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
265 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $489K.
Local 93%State 4%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.