Library · Lafayette
Tippecanoe County Public Library
Lafayette’s library is the Tippecanoe County Public Library, a branch of Tippecanoe County Public Library, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lafayette’s branch belongs to Tippecanoe County Public Library, which serves 141,306 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tippecanoe County Public Library
627 South Street, Lafayette 47901
66 hrsopen a week
49,126sq 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 Tippecanoe County Public Library
238K
visits
1.7 per resident
1.6M
loans, print + digital
11.2 per resident
638
programs & events
14K attended
110K
library cards
78% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
78% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.6M loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
638 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.4M.
Local 93%State 6%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Tippecanoe County Public Library branches in Lafayette
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.