Its response to the growing demand for library services has earned the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library a rating among the nation's top urban public libraries, according to the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service, sponsored by Baker & Taylor's Bibliostat Connect web-based statistical analysis software.

The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library has embarked on a multi-year pilot project designed to lower energy consumption and guaranteed to reduce operating costs. The Library's Guaranteed Energy Savings Project initially will focus on the Library Services Center, 2450 N. Meridian Street, IMCPL's second-largest building that serves as its administrative and processing headquarters. By upgrading the building's lighting and heating and cooling systems, IMCPL will achieve an annual savings of over $145,000 in energy and operational expenses. Over the six-year period of the project, that amounts to over $964,000 in savings, adjusted for inflation.