Library · Rockport
Spencer County Public Library
Rockport’s library is the Spencer County Public Library, a branch of Spencer County Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Rockport’s branch belongs to Spencer County Public Library, which serves 8,810 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Spencer County Public Library
210 Walnut Street, Rockport 47635
55 hrsopen a week
19,126sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Spencer County Public Library
34K
visits
3.9 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
1,007
programs & events
19K attended
2,425
library cards
28% 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,007 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$146 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 88%State 5%Federal 1%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.