Library · Fernwood
Tri-Community Branch
Fernwood’s library is the Tri-Community Branch, a branch of Benewah District, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Fernwood’s branch belongs to Benewah District, which serves 6,666 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tri-Community Branch
46 Isaacson, Fernwood 83830
35 hrsopen a week
1,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Benewah District
9,329
visits
1.4 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
322
programs & events
2,463 attended
1,040
library cards
16% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)73%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
322 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $253K.
Local 93%State 4%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.