Library · Perry
Colfax-Perry Township Public Library
Perry’s library is the Colfax-Perry Township Public Library, a branch of Colfax-Perry Township Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Perry’s branch belongs to Colfax-Perry Township Public Library, which serves 1,494 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Colfax-Perry Township Public Library
207 South Clark Street, Colfax 46035
37 hrsopen a week
5,900sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Colfax-Perry Township Public Library
3,000
visits
2.0 per resident
3,790
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
161
programs & events
1,407 attended
383
library cards
26% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,790 loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$166 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $248K.
Local 95%State 4%Gifts & other 0%
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.