Library · Bennington
Bennington Public Library
Bennington’s library is the Bennington Public Library, a branch of Bennington Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bennington’s branch belongs to Bennington Public Library, which serves 4,569 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bennington Public Library
11401 N 156th St., Bennington 68007
37 hrsopen a week
6,100sq 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 Bennington Public Library
43K
visits
9.4 per resident
145K
loans, print + digital
31.8 per resident
494
programs & events
13K attended
6,329
library cards
100% 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
9.4 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
26.4 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
22.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
145K loans last year
Books & media (adults)13%Kids’ books & media70%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
494 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$70 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $322K.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 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.