Library · Browns Valley
Browns Valley Public Library
Browns Valley Public Library serves Browns Valley’s 682 residents. Last year it logged 12,220 visits, about 17.9 for every resident, and lent 14K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Browns Valley Public Library
15 3rd Street S, Browns Valley 56219
30 hrsopen a week
4,410sq ft
27Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#1
#1 of 139 MN libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Minnesota that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
12K
visits
17.9 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
20.1 per resident
64
programs & events
1,270 attended
934
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
17.9 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
18.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)76%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
64 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$127 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $87K.
Local 86%Gifts & other 14%
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.