Library · Goshen
Goshen Public Library
Goshen’s library is the Goshen Public Library, a branch of Goshen Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Goshen’s branch belongs to Goshen Public Library, which serves 38,388 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Goshen Public Library
601 South 5th Street, Goshen 46526
51 hrsopen a week
45,120sq 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 Goshen Public Library
141K
visits
3.7 per resident
450K
loans, print + digital
11.7 per resident
575
programs & events
15K attended
13K
library cards
34% 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
3.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
450K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
575 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$73 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.8M.
Local 92%State 4%Gifts & other 4%
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.