Library · Indiana
Indiana Free Library Inc
Indiana’s library is the Indiana Free Library Inc, a branch of Indiana Free Library Inc, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Indiana’s branch belongs to Indiana Free Library Inc, which serves 32,243 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Indiana Free Library Inc
845 Philadelphia St., Indiana 15701
43 hrsopen a week
15,208sq 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 Indiana Free Library Inc
102K
visits
3.2 per resident
50K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
599
programs & events
7,975 attended
17K
library cards
53% 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
3.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
50K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
599 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $499K.
Local 30%State 23%Gifts & other 47%
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.