Library · Brunswick
Brunswick Community Library
Brunswick Community Library serves Brunswick’s 12,581 residents. Last year it logged 27,265 visits, about 2.2 for every resident, and lent 72K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Brunswick Community Library
4118 State Highway 2, Troy 12180
44 hrsopen a week
2,400sq ft
11Kbooks & media
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
#177
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
27K
visits
2.2 per resident
72K
loans, print + digital
5.7 per resident
368
programs & events
9,076 attended
4,902
library cards
39% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
72K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming40%
Who the programs are for
368 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $223K.
Local 67%State 1%Gifts & other 31%
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.