Library · Broken Bow
Broken Bow Public Library
Broken Bow’s library is the Broken Bow Public Library, a branch of Southeast Oklahoma Library System, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Broken Bow’s branch belongs to Southeast Oklahoma Library System, which serves 164,633 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Broken Bow Public Library
404 N. Broadway, Broken Bow 74728
40 hrsopen a week
17,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Southeast Oklahoma Library System
435K
visits
2.6 per resident
453K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
4,898
programs & events
44K attended
23K
library cards
14% 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
453K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
4,898 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $7.3M.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.