Library · Springfield
Stokes Brown Public Library
Springfield’s library is the Stokes Brown Public Library, a branch of Stokes Brown Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Springfield’s branch belongs to Stokes Brown Public Library, which serves 61,421 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Stokes Brown Public Library
405 White Street, Springfield 37172
57 hrsopen a week
32,475sq 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 Stokes Brown Public Library
101K
visits
1.6 per resident
162K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
642
programs & events
16K attended
11K
library cards
18% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
162K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
642 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 85%Federal 0%Gifts & other 14%
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.