Library · South Whitley
South Whitley Community Public Library
South Whitley’s library is the South Whitley Community Public Library, a branch of South Whitley Community Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. South Whitley’s branch belongs to South Whitley Community Public Library, which serves 5,110 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
South Whitley Community Public Library
201 East Front Street, South Whitley 46787
50 hrsopen a week
22,494sq 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 South Whitley Community Public Library
34K
visits
6.6 per resident
50K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
519
programs & events
7,918 attended
789
library cards
15% 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
6.6 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.7 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
50K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
519 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$139 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $708K.
Local 92%State 5%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.