St. James' Episcopal Mission Church · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Dubois’ library logs 0.6 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Clark County District serves 779 people in and around Dubois. Last year it lent 309 books, movies and e-books and logged 457 visits.
Dubois’s library, in brief
Clark County District is used less than most libraries its size
Clark County District records 0.6 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people. Borrowing is 0.4 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9. How it compares ↓
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 99% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is lower than at 82% of similar-size libraries, so the high share mostly reflects light borrowing by adults. What people borrow ↓
Open only about 15 hours a week
The Dubois branch keeps short hours: about 15 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
38% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 62%. What your card is worth ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Clark County District offered 5 programs last year, 6.4 per 1,000 residents against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Clark County District serves 779 people in and around Dubois, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Dubois’ civic life grade
Dubois isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Clark County District serves 779 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at Clark County District
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Clark County District system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
309 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
5 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Clark County District, 21 E Main St., Dubois.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Clark County District branch.
New in Dubois? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Dubois cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $54K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $3,968 worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $54K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 140 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Clark County District serves 779 people in and around Dubois, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Dubois.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Dubois
Does Dubois have a public library?
Yes. Clark County District, 21 E Main St., serves 779 people in and around Dubois (the survey’s count) and is open about 15 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Clark County District fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Dubois’ library?
It logged 0.6 visits and lent 0.4 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Dubois’ civic life grade?
Dubois isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Dubois.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.