Library · Union
Eckhart Public Library
Union’s library is the Eckhart Public Library, a branch of Eckhart Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Union’s branch belongs to Eckhart Public Library, which serves 14,374 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Eckhart Public Library
603 South Jackson Street, Auburn 46706
56 hrsopen a week
15,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Eckhart Public Library
68K
visits
4.7 per resident
181K
loans, print + digital
12.6 per resident
751
programs & events
10K attended
5,696
library cards
40% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.7 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
181K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
751 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$121 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 88%State 4%Federal 1%Gifts & other 8%
Locations
Other Eckhart Public Library branches in Union
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.