Library · Hardin
Marshall County Public Library @hardin
Hardin’s library is the Marshall County Public Library @hardin, a branch of Marshall County Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hardin’s branch belongs to Marshall County Public Library, which serves 31,744 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marshall County Public Library @hardin
4640 Murray Highway, Hardin 42048
50 hrsopen a week
9,192sq 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 Marshall County Public Library
114K
visits
3.6 per resident
390K
loans, print + digital
12.3 per resident
821
programs & events
21K attended
36K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
3.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.5 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
390K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
821 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2M.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.