Library · Tuscarora
Indian River Area Library
Tuscarora’s library is the Indian River Area Library, a branch of Indian River Area Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Tuscarora’s branch belongs to Indian River Area Library, which serves 4,608 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Indian River Area Library
3546 South Straits Highway, Indian River 49749
43 hrsopen a week
5,000sq 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 Indian River Area Library
15K
visits
3.2 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
397
programs & events
2,303 attended
1,557
library cards
34% 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
3.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
397 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $211K.
Local 89%State 1%Federal 0%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.