Library · Vincennes
Knox County Public Library
Vincennes’s library is the Knox County Public Library, a branch of Knox County Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Vincennes’s branch belongs to Knox County Public Library, which serves 31,762 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Knox County Public Library
502 North 7th Street, Vincennes 47591
56 hrsopen a week
17,496sq 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 Knox County Public Library
126K
visits
4.0 per resident
68K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
339
programs & events
9,252 attended
18K
library cards
56% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
4.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
68K loans last year
Books & media (adults)66%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
339 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 89%State 5%Gifts & other 6%
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.