Library · New Brighton
New Brighton Library
New Brighton’s library is the New Brighton Library, a branch of Ramsey County Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. New Brighton’s branch belongs to Ramsey County Library, which serves 240,198 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Brighton Library
400 10th Street NW, New Brightton 55112
43 hrsopen a week
6,250sq 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 Ramsey County Library
804K
visits
3.3 per resident
3.1M
loans, print + digital
12.9 per resident
2,518
programs & events
62K attended
152K
library cards
63% 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.7 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
63% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
2,518 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $14M.
Local 96%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.