Library · Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg Branch Library
Fort Bragg’s library is the Fort Bragg Branch Library, a branch of Mendocino County Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fort Bragg’s branch belongs to Mendocino County Library, which serves 89,476 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fort Bragg Branch Library
499 Laurel St., Ft Bragg 95437
41 hrsopen a week
6,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Mendocino County Library
326K
visits
3.6 per resident
688K
loans, print + digital
7.7 per resident
3,107
programs & events
47K attended
33K
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
3.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
688K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
3,107 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.6M.
Local 98%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.