Library · Bradford
Bradford Public Library District
Bradford’s library is the Bradford Public Library District, a branch of Bradford Public Library District, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bradford’s branch belongs to Bradford Public Library District, which serves 1,437 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bradford Public Library District
111 South Peoria Street, Bradford 61421
40 hrsopen a week
2,600sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bradford Public Library District
7,528
visits
5.2 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
9.5 per resident
147
programs & events
628 attended
345
library cards
24% 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
5.2 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
147 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$70 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $100K.
Local 93%State 3%Federal 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.