Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
| Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library | |
|---|---|
Central Library | |
| Location | Evansville, Indiana 37°58′17″N 87°33′56″W / 37.971411°N 87.565594°W |
| Established | 1848 |
| Branches | 8 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 950,023 |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 179,703 (Vanderburgh) |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $12,094,015 |
| Director | R. Scott Kinney |
| Employees | 186 |
| Website | www |
The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (EVPL) is a public library system serving Evansville and Vanderburgh County in Indiana, USA. The EVPL also supplements the services provided by the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation and has the authority to approve the tax levy of the independently run and operated Willard Library.
The EVPL had a total circulation of 2,922,126 and had 1,842,085 in-person visits to its system in 2013. EVPL was rated a five star library by the Library Journal, which places it in the top 1% of public libraries in the United States. EVPL also obtained a Top Ten library ranking in the 2010 edition of Hennen's American Public Library Ratings, achieving a number eight ranking within its population category. In addition to the Central Library, there is also the East and West, McCollough, North Park, Oaklyn, Red Bank, and Stringtown Branches.