Library · Sheridan
Sheridan Public Library
Sheridan’s library is the Sheridan Public Library, a branch of Sheridan Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sheridan’s branch belongs to Sheridan Public Library, which serves 5,218 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sheridan Public Library
103 West First Street, Sheridan 46069
47 hrsopen a week
14,000sq 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 Sheridan Public Library
57K
visits
11.0 per resident
44K
loans, print + digital
8.4 per resident
300
programs & events
3,904 attended
3,985
library cards
76% 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
11.0 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
76% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
44K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
300 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$74 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $385K.
Local 87%State 4%Gifts & other 9%
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.