Library · Palm Bay
Franklin T. Degroodt Memorial Library
Palm Bay’s library is the Franklin T. Degroodt Memorial Library, a branch of Brevard County Library System, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Palm Bay’s branch belongs to Brevard County Library System, which serves 653,548 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Franklin T. Degroodt Memorial Library
6475 Minton Road Southwest, Palm Bay 32908
56 hrsopen a week
22,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Brevard County Library System
1.6M
visits
2.4 per resident
3.3M
loans, print + digital
5.1 per resident
9,522
programs & events
178K attended
258K
library cards
39% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.1 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
9,522 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $21M.
Local 92%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Brevard County Library System branches in Palm Bay
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.