Library · Brussels
South County Public Library District
Brussels’s library is the South County Public Library District, a branch of South County Public Library District, open about 23 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Brussels’s branch belongs to South County Public Library District, which serves 1,122 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
South County Public Library District
108 West Main Street, Brussels 62013
23 hrsopen a week
700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at South County Public Library District
6,750
visits
6.0 per resident
2,004
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
9
programs & events
92 attended
550
library cards
49% 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
6.0 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
49% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,004 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
9 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $27K.
Local 87%State 9%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.