Library · Sherburn
Sherburn Branch Library
Sherburn’s library is the Sherburn Branch Library, a branch of Martin County Library, open about 19 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sherburn’s branch belongs to Martin County Library, which serves 19,657 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sherburn Branch Library
27 N. Main St., Sherburn 56171
19 hrsopen a week
920sq 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 Martin County Library
56K
visits
2.9 per resident
163K
loans, print + digital
8.3 per resident
321
programs & events
7,132 attended
5,227
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
163K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
321 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $919K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.