Library · Railroad
San Pierre Branch
Railroad’s library is the San Pierre Branch, a branch of Starke County Public Library System, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Railroad’s branch belongs to Starke County Public Library System, which serves 18,762 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
San Pierre Branch
103 South Broadway, Sanpierre 46374
28 hrsopen a week
1,700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Starke County Public Library System
54K
visits
2.9 per resident
85K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
460
programs & events
5,957 attended
4,603
library cards
25% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
85K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
460 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$77 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 91%State 6%Gifts & other 2%
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.