Library · Big Timber
Carnegie Public Library
Big Timber’s library is the Carnegie Public Library, a branch of Carnegie Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Big Timber’s branch belongs to Carnegie Public Library, which serves 3,678 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carnegie Public Library
314 Mcleod Street, Big Timber 59011
40 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Carnegie Public Library
12K
visits
3.4 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
168
programs & events
1,095 attended
2,561
library cards
70% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
168 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $207K.
Local 85%State 2%Gifts & other 12%
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.