Library · German

Bremen Public Library

German’s library is the Bremen Public Library, a branch of Bremen Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. German’s branch belongs to Bremen Public Library, which serves 8,937 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Bremen Public Library

304 North Jackson Street, Bremen 46506
60 hrsopen a week
19,668sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Bremen Public Library

50K
visits
5.6 per resident
137K
loans, print + digital
15.3 per resident
827
programs & events
14K attended
5,783
library cards
65% 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
5.6 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.6 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

137K loans last year

Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming18%

Who the programs are for

827 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
227
Ages 6–11
177
Teens
156
Adults
235
All ages
32
Money

Who pays for it

$90 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $803K.

Local 90%State 4%Gifts & other 6%
About these numbers

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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.

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