| 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[1] |
| 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.[2]
The EVPL had a total circulation of 2,922,126 and had 1,842,085 in-person visits to its system in 2013, making it one of the largest public library systems in Indiana.[3] EVPL was rated a five star library by the Library Journal, which places it in the top 1% of public libraries in the U.S.[4] 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.[5]
- ^ EVPL Annual Report
- ^ State Willard Library v. Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, Ind. Ct. of Appeals, No. 82A01-0510-CV-479.
- ^ EVPL Statistics
- ^ "Evansville library system earns rare five-star rating". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Hennen's American Public Library Ratings". Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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