Library · New Madison
New Madison Public Library
New Madison’s library is the New Madison Public Library, a branch of New Madison Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. New Madison’s branch belongs to New Madison Public Library, which serves 4,137 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Madison Public Library
142 S. Main St., New Madison 45346
54 hrsopen a week
6,064sq 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 New Madison Public Library
6,500
visits
1.6 per resident
72K
loans, print + digital
17.3 per resident
272
programs & events
4,734 attended
1,744
library cards
42% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
15.2 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
72K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
272 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$99 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $408K.
Local 21%State 67%Gifts & other 13%
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.