Library · New Durham
Westville-New Durham Township Public Library
New Durham’s library is the Westville-New Durham Township Public Library, a branch of Westville-New Durham Township Public Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. New Durham’s branch belongs to Westville-New Durham Township Public Library, which serves 8,105 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Westville-New Durham Township Public Library
153 Main Street, Westville 46391
25 hrsopen a week
5,500sq 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 Westville-New Durham Township Public Library
5,887
visits
0.7 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
67
programs & events
1,008 attended
879
library cards
11% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
67 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $127K.
Local 84%State 11%Gifts & other 5%
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.