Library · Mentone
Bell Memorial Public Library
Mentone’s library is the Bell Memorial Public Library, a branch of Bell Memorial Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Mentone’s branch belongs to Bell Memorial Public Library, which serves 3,993 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bell Memorial Public Library
101 West Main Street, Mentone 46539
52 hrsopen a week
9,063sq 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 Bell Memorial Public Library
800
visits
0.2 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
212
programs & events
2,615 attended
4,227
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
0.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
212 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$119 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $474K.
Local 88%State 7%Gifts & other 5%
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.