Library · Middletown
Middletown Fall Creek Township Public Library
Middletown’s library is the Middletown Fall Creek Township Public Library, a branch of Middletown Fall Creek Township Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Middletown’s branch belongs to Middletown Fall Creek Township Public Library, which serves 4,665 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Middletown Fall Creek Township Public Library
780 High Street, Middletown 47356
48 hrsopen a week
9,552sq ft
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 Middletown Fall Creek Township Public Library
3,000
visits
0.6 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
5.4 per resident
198
programs & events
1,008 attended
1,097
library cards
24% 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
0.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
198 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $170K.
Local 78%State 8%Gifts & other 14%
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.