Library · Buffalo
Buffalo Branch
Buffalo’s library is the Buffalo Branch, a branch of Scott County Library System, open about 23 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Buffalo’s branch belongs to Scott County Library System, which serves 32,747 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Buffalo Branch
329 Dodge St., Buffalo 52728
23 hrsopen a week
5,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Scott County Library System
81K
visits
2.5 per resident
113K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
1,126
programs & events
23K attended
15K
library cards
47% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
113K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,126 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 91%State 3%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.