Library · French Lick
Melton Public Library
French Lick’s library is the Melton Public Library, a branch of Melton Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. French Lick’s branch belongs to Melton Public Library, which serves 5,646 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Melton Public Library
8496 West College Street, French Lick 47432
42 hrsopen a week
15,833sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Melton Public Library
8,213
visits
1.5 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
178
programs & events
7,823 attended
1,484
library cards
26% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
178 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $263K.
Local 91%State 6%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.