Library · Monroe
Flora-Monroe Township Public Library
Monroe’s library is the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library, a branch of Flora-Monroe Township Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Monroe’s branch belongs to Flora-Monroe Township Public Library, which serves 3,888 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Flora-Monroe Township Public Library
109 North Center Street, Flora 46929
46 hrsopen a week
9,796sq 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 Flora-Monroe Township Public Library
9,800
visits
2.5 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
9.8 per resident
198
programs & events
3,300 attended
1,028
library cards
26% 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
2.5 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
198 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$57 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $221K.
Local 82%State 7%Gifts & other 11%
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.