Library · Mishawaka
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
Mishawaka’s library is the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, a branch of Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Mishawaka’s branch belongs to Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, which serves 93,095 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
209 Lincoln Way East, Mishawaka 46544
56 hrsopen a week
81,337sq 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 Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
200K
visits
2.2 per resident
950K
loans, print + digital
10.2 per resident
805
programs & events
28K attended
27K
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
950K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
805 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $5.5M.
Local 90%State 6%Gifts & other 4%
Locations
Other Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library branches in Mishawaka
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.