Library · Carlisle
Nicholas County Public Library
Carlisle’s library is the Nicholas County Public Library, a branch of Nicholas County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Carlisle’s branch belongs to Nicholas County Public Library, which serves 7,686 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Nicholas County Public Library
223 North Broadway, Carlisle 40311
46 hrsopen a week
8,872sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Nicholas County Public Library
34K
visits
4.4 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
1,091
programs & events
43K attended
3,527
library cards
46% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
5.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)71%Kids’ books & media7%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,091 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $247K.
Local 90%State 9%Gifts & other 2%
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.