Library · Prairie
Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library
Prairie’s library is the Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library, a branch of Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Prairie’s branch belongs to Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library, which serves 3,907 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library
111 West 2nd Street, Brookston 47923
36 hrsopen a week
9,125sq 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 Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library
1,741
visits
0.4 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
203
programs & events
1,524 attended
665
library cards
17% 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
203 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $214K.
Local 92%State 7%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.