Library · West Pensacola
Brownsville Community Center
West Pensacola’s library is the Brownsville Community Center, a branch of West Florida Public Libraries.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. West Pensacola’s branch belongs to West Florida Public Libraries, which serves 334,119 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brownsville Community Center
3200 West Desoto Street, Pensacola 32505
33,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at West Florida Public Libraries
393K
visits
1.2 per resident
680K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
1,584
programs & events
28K attended
63K
library cards
19% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
680K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,584 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 $7.9M.
Local 93%State 1%Federal 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.