Library · Townsend
Broadwater School and Community Library
Townsend’s library is the Broadwater School and Community Library, a branch of Broadwater School and Community Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Townsend’s branch belongs to Broadwater School and Community Library, which serves 6,774 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Broadwater School and Community Library
201 N Spruce St., Townsend 59644
39 hrsopen a week
11,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Broadwater School and Community Library
28K
visits
4.1 per resident
26K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
39
programs & events
537 attended
1,468
library cards
22% 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
4.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
26K loans last year
Books & media (adults)15%Kids’ books & media75%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
39 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $88K.
Local 70%State 6%Gifts & other 25%
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.