Library · Royal Center
Royal Center-Boone Township Public Library
Royal Center’s library is the Royal Center-Boone Township Public Library, a branch of Royal Center-Boone Township Public Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Royal Center’s branch belongs to Royal Center-Boone Township Public Library, which serves 1,405 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Royal Center-Boone Township Public Library
203 North Chicago Street, Royal Center 46978
33 hrsopen a week
1,000sq 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 Royal Center-Boone Township Public Library
2,322
visits
1.7 per resident
3,689
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
341
programs & events
3,131 attended
374
library cards
27% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
2.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,689 loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
341 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$88 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $123K.
Local 90%State 4%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.