Library · Shelby
Shelby Branch Library
Shelby’s library is the Shelby Branch Library, a branch of Lowell Public Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Shelby’s branch belongs to Lowell Public Library, which serves 22,120 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shelby Branch Library
23323 Shelby Road, Shelby 46377
25 hrsopen a week
625sq 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 Lowell Public Library
72K
visits
3.3 per resident
165K
loans, print + digital
7.5 per resident
641
programs & events
9,456 attended
9,070
library cards
41% 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
165K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
641 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 90%State 7%Gifts & other 3%
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.