Library · Monroe
Alexandria-Monroe Public Library
Monroe’s library is the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library, a branch of Alexandria-Monroe Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Monroe’s branch belongs to Alexandria-Monroe Public Library, which serves 8,777 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alexandria-Monroe Public Library
117 East Church Street, Alexandria 46001
58 hrsopen a week
13,189sq 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 Alexandria-Monroe Public Library
40K
visits
4.5 per resident
73K
loans, print + digital
8.3 per resident
484
programs & events
7,642 attended
3,126
library cards
36% 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
4.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
73K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
484 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $792K.
Local 96%State 3%Gifts & other 1%
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.