Library · Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park Community Library
Brooklyn Park’s library is the Brooklyn Park Community Library, a branch of Anne Arundel County Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Brooklyn Park’s branch belongs to Anne Arundel County Public Library, which serves 590,336 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brooklyn Park Community Library
1 East 11th Avenue, Baltimore 21225
55 hrsopen a week
12,500sq 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 Anne Arundel County Public Library
1.6M
visits
2.7 per resident
5.7M
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
7,198
programs & events
248K attended
279K
library cards
47% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5.7M loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
7,198 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$57 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $34M.
Local 84%State 14%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.