Library · Pendleton
Pendleton Community Public Library
Pendleton’s library is the Pendleton Community Public Library, a branch of Pendleton Community Public Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Pendleton’s branch belongs to Pendleton Community Public Library, which serves 26,326 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pendleton Community Public Library
595 East Water Street, Pendleton 46064
62 hrsopen a week
28,080sq 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 Pendleton Community Public Library
79K
visits
3.0 per resident
219K
loans, print + digital
8.3 per resident
227
programs & events
4,668 attended
13K
library cards
51% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
219K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
227 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1M.
Local 87%State 6%Federal 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.