Library · Buffalo
Tri-City Public Library District
Buffalo’s library is the Tri-City Public Library District, a branch of Tri-City Public Library District, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Buffalo’s branch belongs to Tri-City Public Library District, which serves 3,611 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tri-City Public Library District
600 South Main Street, Buffalo 62515
44 hrsopen a week
3,675sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at Tri-City Public Library District
7,687
visits
2.1 per resident
6,310
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
256
programs & events
2,428 attended
472
library cards
13% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,310 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
256 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $165K.
Local 97%State 2%Gifts & other 1%
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.