Library · Muncie
Muncie-Center Township Public Library
Muncie’s library is the Muncie-Center Township Public Library, a branch of Muncie-Center Township Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Muncie’s branch belongs to Muncie-Center Township Public Library, which serves 67,292 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Muncie-Center Township Public Library
2005 South High Street, Muncie 47302
49 hrsopen a week
43,000sq 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 Muncie-Center Township Public Library
182K
visits
2.7 per resident
450K
loans, print + digital
6.7 per resident
1,064
programs & events
14K attended
15K
library cards
22% 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
450K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
1,064 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$63 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.3M.
Local 86%State 6%Federal 5%Gifts & other 3%
Locations
Other Muncie-Center Township Public Library branches in Muncie
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.