Library · Sims
Swayzee Public Library
Sims’s library is the Swayzee Public Library, a branch of Swayzee Public Library, open about 24 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sims’s branch belongs to Swayzee Public Library, which serves 1,692 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Swayzee Public Library
301 South Washington Street, Swayzee 46986
24 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
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 Swayzee Public Library
5,600
visits
3.3 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
8.3 per resident
25
programs & events
1,056 attended
405
library cards
24% 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
8.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media64%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
25 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $75K.
Local 91%State 5%Gifts & other 4%
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.