Library · Lincoln
Bennett Martin Public Library
Lincoln’s library is the Bennett Martin Public Library, a branch of Lincoln City Libraries, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lincoln’s branch belongs to Lincoln City Libraries, which serves 326,716 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bennett Martin Public Library
136 South 14th Street, Lincoln 68508
62 hrsopen a week
64,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lincoln City Libraries
822K
visits
2.5 per resident
3M
loans, print + digital
9.2 per resident
3,587
programs & events
88K attended
220K
library cards
67% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
67% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
3,587 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $12M.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other Lincoln City Libraries branches in Lincoln
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.