Library · Olive
New Carlisle & Olive Township Public Library
Olive’s library is the New Carlisle & Olive Township Public Library, a branch of New Carlisle & Olive Township Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Olive’s branch belongs to New Carlisle & Olive Township Public Library, which serves 4,364 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Carlisle & Olive Township Public Library
408 South Bray Street, New Carlisle 46552
51 hrsopen a week
25,920sq 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 New Carlisle & Olive Township Public Library
51K
visits
11.8 per resident
98K
loans, print + digital
22.5 per resident
357
programs & events
9,296 attended
2,239
library cards
51% 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
11.8 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
16.5 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
6.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
98K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
357 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$213 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $931K.
Local 92%State 3%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.