Library · Orleans
Orleans Town & Township Public Library
Orleans’s library is the Orleans Town & Township Public Library, a branch of Orleans Town & Township Public Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Orleans’s branch belongs to Orleans Town & Township Public Library, which serves 4,859 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Orleans Town & Township Public Library
174 North Maple Street, Orleans 47452
33 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Orleans Town & Township Public Library
6,487
visits
1.3 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
114
programs & events
2,043 attended
851
library cards
18% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming43%
Who the programs are for
114 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $138K.
Local 90%State 9%Gifts & other 1%
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.