Library · Jasper
Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library
Jasper’s library is the Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library, a branch of Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Jasper’s branch belongs to Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library, which serves 33,733 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library
100 3rd Ave, Suite B, Jasper 47546
65 hrsopen a week
30,232sq 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 Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library
208K
visits
6.2 per resident
428K
loans, print + digital
12.7 per resident
1,469
programs & events
34K attended
14K
library cards
42% 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
6.2 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
428K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,469 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 85%State 5%Gifts & other 10%
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.