https://carmelclaylibrary.org/main-library-project

Carmel-Clay Public Library (CCPL) was awarded the top tier rating in the Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR) system in each of its first 9 years, one of only 11 libraries in the country to consistently qualify among the best.

‘https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/haplr-library-rankings-mark-10th-anniversary/

CCPL has also earned a “star” rating from the Library Journal for being in the top 5% of its population category.

https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/ljx211213StarsByNumbers#1M5M

The Sheridan Public Library was rated at the 87th percentile by the Library Journal in 2020.

The Westfield-Washington Public Library was ranked at the 62nd percentile.

The Hamilton North Public Library was listed at the 48th percentile.

The Hamilton East Public Library was not rated in recent years.

The state of Indiana tracks total materials circulation per population which can be used as an indicator of library activity and quality. Of the 236 Indiana library districts, CCPL ranked 3rd with 19.4 items per person in 2021. Hamilton East was close behind, ranked 5th with 16.1 items per person. Westfield-Washington was 17th with 12.3 items per person.

Combining the 5 Hamilton County public libraries yields annual circulation of 16.1 items per person, which would rank 5th out of 232 libraries if it was a single library system. (Table 7). Hamilton County checks out more than twice as many items as the state average of 7.4 per person.

https://www.in.gov/library/services-for-libraries/plstats/2021-statistics/