Library · Richland
Earl Park-Richland Township Public Library
Richland’s library is the Earl Park-Richland Township Public Library, a branch of Earl Park-Richland Township Public Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Richland’s branch belongs to Earl Park-Richland Township Public Library, which serves 562 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Earl Park-Richland Township Public Library
102 East Fifth Street, Earl Park 47942
25 hrsopen a week
3,037sq ft
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 Earl Park-Richland Township Public Library
853
visits
1.5 per resident
854
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
68
programs & events
447 attended
426
library cards
76% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
76% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
854 loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
68 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $51K.
Local 86%State 3%Gifts & other 11%
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.