Library · Markle
Markle Branch Library
Markle’s library is the Markle Branch Library, a branch of Huntington City-Township Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Markle’s branch belongs to Huntington City-Township Public Library, which serves 21,395 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Markle Branch Library
155 West Sparks Street, Markle 46770
42 hrsopen a week
3,800sq 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 Huntington City-Township Public Library
119K
visits
5.6 per resident
256K
loans, print + digital
12.0 per resident
620
programs & events
10K attended
12K
library cards
54% 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
5.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
256K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
620 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 $2.3M.
Local 92%State 5%Gifts & other 3%
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.