Library · Sugar Creek
Thorntown Public Library
Sugar Creek’s library is the Thorntown Public Library, a branch of Thorntown Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sugar Creek’s branch belongs to Thorntown Public Library, which serves 5,962 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thorntown Public Library
124 North Market Street, Thorntown 46071
57 hrsopen a week
14,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Thorntown Public Library
35K
visits
5.9 per resident
45K
loans, print + digital
7.5 per resident
226
programs & events
6,807 attended
1,581
library cards
27% 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
5.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
45K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
226 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$123 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $733K.
Local 90%State 7%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.