Library · Robb
Poseyville Carnegie Public Library
Robb’s library is the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library, a branch of Poseyville Carnegie Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Robb’s branch belongs to Poseyville Carnegie Public Library, which serves 8,441 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Poseyville Carnegie Public Library
55 South Cale Street, Poseyville 47633
44 hrsopen a week
3,336sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Poseyville Carnegie Public Library
5,898
visits
0.7 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
170
programs & events
2,777 attended
1,253
library cards
15% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media64%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
170 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $414K.
Local 86%State 8%Gifts & other 6%
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.