Library

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What to know about the library in North

Hammond Public Library serves North’s 77,879 residents. Last year it logged 149,908 visits, about 1.9 for every resident, and lent 148K books, movies and e-books.

It’s open about 64 hours a week at 564 State Street. A card also gets you e-books, audiobooks and research databases.

Last year the library ran 626 programs, 237 of them for kids up to age 11, drawing 12,471 people.

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