Library · Broadway
Broadway Branch Library
Broadway’s library is the Broadway Branch Library, a branch of Lee County Library, open about 19 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Broadway’s branch belongs to Lee County Library, which serves 67,308 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Broadway Branch Library
206 S Main St., Broadway 27505
19 hrsopen a week
1,423sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Lee County Library
74K
visits
1.1 per resident
189K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
651
programs & events
17K attended
26K
library cards
38% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
189K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
651 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 86%State 13%Federal 0%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.