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Faribault: Buckham Memorial Library
Faribault’s library is the Faribault: Buckham Memorial Library, a branch of Faribault: Buckham Memorial Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Faribault’s branch belongs to Faribault: Buckham Memorial Library, which serves 34,000 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Faribault: Buckham Memorial Library
11 Division Street East, Faribault 55021
58 hrsopen a week
19,950sq 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 Faribault: Buckham Memorial Library
95K
visits
2.8 per resident
104K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
482
programs & events
9,490 attended
13K
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
2.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
104K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
482 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.