Library · Bement
Bement Public Library District
Bement’s library is the Bement Public Library District, a branch of Bement Public Library District, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bement’s branch belongs to Bement Public Library District, which serves 1,957 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bement Public Library District
349 South Macon Street, Bement 61813
30 hrsopen a week
4,860sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bement Public Library District
4,514
visits
2.3 per resident
3,082
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
194
programs & events
1,617 attended
360
library cards
18% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,082 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
194 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $134K.
Local 95%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.