Library · Pierceton
Pierceton & Washington Township Public Library
Pierceton’s library is the Pierceton & Washington Township Public Library, a branch of Pierceton & Washington Township Public Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Pierceton’s branch belongs to Pierceton & Washington Township Public Library, which serves 4,145 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pierceton & Washington Township Public Library
101 Catholic Street, Pierceton 46562
25 hrsopen a week
3,800sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pierceton & Washington Township Public Library
1,400
visits
0.3 per resident
4,121
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
13
programs & events
68 attended
378
library cards
9% 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,121 loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
13 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $113K.
Local 87%State 6%Gifts & other 8%
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.