Library · Forsyth
Rosebud County Library
Forsyth’s library is the Rosebud County Library, a branch of Rosebud County Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Forsyth’s branch belongs to Rosebud County Library, which serves 9,091 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rosebud County Library
201 North 9th Avenue, Forsyth 59327
41 hrsopen a week
5,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rosebud County Library
24K
visits
2.6 per resident
26K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
715
programs & events
11K attended
2,513
library cards
28% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
26K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
715 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $356K.
Local 97%State 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.