Library · Brandon
Brandon Free Public
Brandon’s library is the Brandon Free Public, a branch of Brandon Free Public, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Brandon’s branch belongs to Brandon Free Public, which serves 5,994 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brandon Free Public
4 Franklin St., Brandon 05733
40 hrsopen a week
4,426sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Brandon Free Public
55K
visits
9.2 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
280
programs & events
2,455 attended
1,382
library cards
23% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
9.2 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
280 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$70 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $419K.
Local 45%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 55%
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.