Library · Kendallville
Kendallville Public Library
Kendallville’s library is the Kendallville Public Library, a branch of Kendallville Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Kendallville’s branch belongs to Kendallville Public Library, which serves 17,125 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kendallville Public Library
221 South Park Avenue, Kendallville 46755
58 hrsopen a week
50,000sq 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 Kendallville Public Library
193K
visits
11.3 per resident
166K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
1,037
programs & events
12K attended
6,099
library cards
36% 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
11.3 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
166K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
1,037 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$108 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 84%State 4%Gifts & other 12%
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.