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Nappanee Public Library

Nappanee’s library is the Nappanee Public Library, a branch of Nappanee Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Nappanee’s branch belongs to Nappanee Public Library, which serves 10,533 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Nappanee Public Library

157 North Main Street, Nappanee 46550
56 hrsopen a week
22,300sq 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 Nappanee Public Library

94K
visits
8.9 per resident
135K
loans, print + digital
12.9 per resident
605
programs & events
9,412 attended
4,480
library cards
43% of people served
How it compares

Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
8.9 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.5 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

135K loans last year

Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming18%

Who the programs are for

605 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
116
Ages 6–11
187
Teens
57
Adults
213
All ages
32
Money

Who pays for it

$157 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.6M.

Local 92%State 4%Gifts & other 4%
Locations

Other Nappanee Public Library branches in Nappanee

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Evelyn Lehman Culp Heritage CollectionNappanee · 44 hrs a week
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About these numbers

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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.

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