Library · Walkerton
Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library
Walkerton’s library is the Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library, a branch of Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Walkerton’s branch belongs to Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library, which serves 2,859 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library
406 Adams Street, Walkerton 46574
43 hrsopen a week
5,300sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library
17K
visits
5.8 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
114
programs & events
5,955 attended
1,631
library cards
57% 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
5.8 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media62%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
114 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $142K.
Local 76%State 6%Gifts & other 18%
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.