Library · Pleasant

Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County

Pleasant’s library is the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County, a branch of Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County, open about 54 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Pleasant’s branch belongs to Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County, which serves 15,134 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County

322 South Wayne Street, Angola 46703
54 hrsopen a week
36,000sq 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 Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County

123K
visits
8.1 per resident
114K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
478
programs & events
7,337 attended
3,888
library cards
26% of people served
How it compares

Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
8.1 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

114K loans last year

Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming31%

Who the programs are for

478 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
81
Ages 6–11
78
Teens
19
Adults
280
All ages
20
Money

Who pays for it

$64 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $969K.

Local 93%State 5%Gifts & other 3%
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.

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