Library · Palmetto
Palmetto Branch
Palmetto’s library is the Palmetto Branch, a branch of Manatee County Public Library System, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Palmetto’s branch belongs to Manatee County Public Library System, which serves 455,195 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Palmetto Branch
923 Sixth Street West, Palmetto 34221
62 hrsopen a week
12,700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Manatee County Public Library System
811K
visits
1.8 per resident
1.2M
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
3,944
programs & events
97K attended
126K
library cards
28% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
3,944 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $11M.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.