Library · Walnut
Argos Public Library
Walnut’s library is the Argos Public Library, a branch of Argos Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Walnut’s branch belongs to Argos Public Library, which serves 3,919 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Argos Public Library
142 North Michigan Street, Argos 46501
44 hrsopen a week
4,800sq 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 Argos Public Library
12K
visits
2.9 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
142
programs & events
2,184 attended
1,406
library cards
36% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
142 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $221K.
Local 91%State 5%Gifts & other 4%
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.