Library · Salem
Salem-Washington Township Public Library
Salem’s library is the Salem-Washington Township Public Library, a branch of Salem-Washington Township Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Salem’s branch belongs to Salem-Washington Township Public Library, which serves 10,506 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Salem-Washington Township Public Library
212 North Main Street, Salem 47167
47 hrsopen a week
14,000sq 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 Salem-Washington Township Public Library
23K
visits
2.2 per resident
52K
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
121
programs & events
2,346 attended
2,132
library cards
20% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
52K loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming42%
Who the programs are for
121 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $443K.
Local 87%State 5%Gifts & other 8%
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.