Library · Smith
Churubusco Public Library
Smith’s library is the Churubusco Public Library, a branch of Churubusco Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Smith’s branch belongs to Churubusco Public Library, which serves 5,234 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Churubusco Public Library
116 North Mulberry Street, Churubusco 46723
44 hrsopen a week
2,940sq 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 Churubusco Public Library
22K
visits
4.2 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
184
programs & events
1,724 attended
4,794
library cards
92% 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
92% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
184 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $133K.
Local 90%State 5%Gifts & other 5%
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.