Library · Brownsville
Elma Ross Public Library
Brownsville’s library is the Elma Ross Public Library, a branch of Elma Ross Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Brownsville’s branch belongs to Elma Ross Public Library, which serves 17,328 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elma Ross Public Library
1011 E. Main Street, Brownsville 38012
45 hrsopen a week
8,200sq 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 Elma Ross Public Library
18K
visits
1.0 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
41
programs & events
1,989 attended
7,391
library cards
43% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media11%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
41 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $193K.
Local 97%Federal 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.