Library · Breckenridge
Howe Memorial Library
Breckenridge’s library is the Howe Memorial Library, a branch of Howe Memorial Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Breckenridge’s branch belongs to Howe Memorial Library, which serves 5,344 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Howe Memorial Library
128 East Saginaw Street, Breckenridge 48615
30 hrsopen a week
3,823sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Howe Memorial Library
5,139
visits
1.0 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
169
programs & events
2,367 attended
3,120
library cards
58% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)96%Kids’ books & media4%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
169 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $166K.
Local 83%State 4%Gifts & other 13%
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.