Library · Brighton
Brighton Memorial Public Library
Brighton’s library is the Brighton Memorial Public Library, a branch of Brighton Memorial Library District, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Brighton’s branch belongs to Brighton Memorial Library District, which serves 2,260 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brighton Memorial Public Library
110 North Main Street, Brighton 62012
30 hrsopen a week
2,886sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Brighton Memorial Library District
6,863
visits
3.0 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
7.3 per resident
231
programs & events
2,216 attended
472
library cards
21% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
231 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $85K.
Local 76%State 4%Federal 2%Gifts & other 18%
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.