Library · Winchester
Winchester Community Public Library
Winchester’s library is the Winchester Community Public Library, a branch of Winchester Community Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Winchester’s branch belongs to Winchester Community Public Library, which serves 8,191 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Winchester Community Public Library
125 North East Street, Winchester 47394
60 hrsopen a week
12,496sq 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 Winchester Community Public Library
28K
visits
3.4 per resident
48K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
270
programs & events
5,089 attended
1,790
library cards
22% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
48K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
270 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $441K.
Local 87%State 4%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.