Library · Brattleboro
Brooks Memorial
Brooks Memorial serves Brattleboro’s 12,152 residents. Last year it logged 116,937 visits, about 9.6 for every resident, and lent 157K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Brooks Memorial
224 Main St., Brattleboro 05301
56 hrsopen a week
17,752sq ft
83Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
117K
visits
9.6 per resident
157K
loans, print + digital
12.9 per resident
366
programs & events
7,412 attended
8,554
library cards
70% 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
9.6 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.5 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
157K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
366 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$89 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 78%State 2%Federal 0%Gifts & other 20%
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.