Library · Westchester
Westchester Public Library
Westchester’s library is the Westchester Public Library, a branch of Westchester Public Library, open about 69 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Westchester’s branch belongs to Westchester Public Library, which serves 20,635 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Westchester Public Library
200 West Indiana Avenue, Chesterton 46304
69 hrsopen a week
27,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Westchester Public Library
163K
visits
7.9 per resident
235K
loans, print + digital
11.4 per resident
545
programs & events
12K attended
11K
library cards
55% 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
7.9 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
235K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
545 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$154 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3.2M.
Local 85%State 5%Gifts & other 10%
Locations
Other Westchester Public Library branches in Westchester
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.