Library · Princeton
Mercer County Library
Princeton’s library is the Mercer County Library, a branch of Mercer County Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Princeton’s branch belongs to Mercer County Library, which serves 3,538 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mercer County Library
601 W Grant St., Princeton 64673
43 hrsopen a week
6,720sq 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 Mercer County Library
4,432
visits
1.3 per resident
8,271
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
139
programs & events
2,408 attended
1,265
library cards
36% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,271 loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
139 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $139K.
Local 92%State 6%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.