Library · Union
Fort Branch-Johnson Township Public Library
Union’s library is the Fort Branch-Johnson Township Public Library, a branch of Fort Branch-Johnson Township Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Union’s branch belongs to Fort Branch-Johnson Township Public Library, which serves 8,866 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fort Branch-Johnson Township Public Library
107 East Locust Street, Fort Branch 47648
44 hrsopen a week
18,813sq 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 Fort Branch-Johnson Township Public Library
39K
visits
4.4 per resident
85K
loans, print + digital
9.6 per resident
517
programs & events
7,242 attended
4,001
library cards
45% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
85K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
517 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $526K.
Local 82%State 10%Gifts & other 8%
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.