Library · Brownsville
Edmonson County Public Library
Brownsville’s library is the Edmonson County Public Library, a branch of Edmonson County Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Brownsville’s branch belongs to Edmonson County Public Library, which serves 12,448 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Edmonson County Public Library
280 Ferguson Street, Brownsville 42210
42 hrsopen a week
10,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Edmonson County Public Library
51K
visits
4.1 per resident
94K
loans, print + digital
7.5 per resident
192
programs & events
6,172 attended
8,520
library cards
68% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
68% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
94K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
192 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $623K.
Local 95%Gifts & other 5%
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.