Library · Mount Vernon
C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District
Mount Vernon’s library is the C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District, a branch of C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mount Vernon’s branch belongs to C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District, which serves 36,213 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District
101 South Seventh Street, Mount Vernon 62864
62 hrsopen a week
18,860sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District
52K
visits
1.4 per resident
80K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
168
programs & events
3,561 attended
4,312
library cards
12% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
80K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
168 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 63%State 5%Federal 0%Gifts & other 31%
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.