Library · Guilford
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
Guilford’s library is the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library, a branch of Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Guilford’s branch belongs to Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library, which serves 33,797 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
1120 Stafford Road, Plainfield 46168
65 hrsopen a week
58,520sq 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 Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
172K
visits
5.1 per resident
334K
loans, print + digital
9.9 per resident
834
programs & events
13K attended
13K
library cards
37% 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
5.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
334K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming40%
Who the programs are for
834 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$76 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.6M.
Local 94%State 5%Gifts & other 2%
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.