Library · Elmore
Harris-Elmore Public Library
Elmore’s library is the Harris-Elmore Public Library, a branch of Harris-Elmore Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Elmore’s branch belongs to Harris-Elmore Public Library, which serves 11,400 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Harris-Elmore Public Library
328 Toledo St., Elmore 43416
51 hrsopen a week
8,634sq 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 Harris-Elmore Public Library
54K
visits
4.8 per resident
77K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
516
programs & events
18K attended
4,604
library cards
40% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.8 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
77K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
516 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$71 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $806K.
Local 28%State 57%Gifts & other 15%
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.