Library · Burnet
Herman Brown Free Library
Burnet’s library is the Herman Brown Free Library, a branch of Burnet County Library System, open about 29 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Burnet’s branch belongs to Burnet County Library System, which serves 53,991 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Herman Brown Free Library
100 E Washington St., Burnet 78611
29 hrsopen a week
13,013sq 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 Burnet County Library System
134K
visits
2.5 per resident
280K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
866
programs & events
20K attended
19K
library cards
35% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
280K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
866 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 71%Gifts & other 29%
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.