Library · Wanatah
Wanatah Public Library
Wanatah’s library is the Wanatah Public Library, a branch of Wanatah Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Wanatah’s branch belongs to Wanatah Public Library, which serves 1,825 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wanatah Public Library
114 South Main Street, Wanatah 46390
39 hrsopen a week
2,227sq 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 Wanatah Public Library
3,183
visits
1.7 per resident
7,200
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
91
programs & events
535 attended
1,396
library cards
76% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
76% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,200 loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media71%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
91 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $81K.
Local 80%State 11%Gifts & other 9%
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.