Library · Washington
Adams Public Library System
Washington’s library is the Adams Public Library System, a branch of Adams Public Library System, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Washington’s branch belongs to Adams Public Library System, which serves 11,170 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Adams Public Library System
128 South 3rd Street, Decatur 46733
60 hrsopen a week
13,850sq 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 Adams Public Library System
200K
visits
17.9 per resident
184K
loans, print + digital
16.5 per resident
622
programs & events
9,448 attended
4,244
library cards
38% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
17.9 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
16.5 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
12.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
184K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media73%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
622 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$98 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 87%State 5%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.