Library · Marion
Mitchell Community Public Library
Marion’s library is the Mitchell Community Public Library, a branch of Mitchell Community Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Marion’s branch belongs to Mitchell Community Public Library, which serves 11,178 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mitchell Community Public Library
804 Main Street, Mitchell 47446
55 hrsopen a week
12,800sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Mitchell Community Public Library
34K
visits
3.0 per resident
54K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
117
programs & events
5,044 attended
2,608
library cards
23% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
54K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
117 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $534K.
Local 87%State 7%Gifts & other 6%
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.