Library · Bruce
Bruce Area Library
Bruce’s library is the Bruce Area Library, a branch of Bruce Area Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Bruce’s branch belongs to Bruce Area Library, which serves 1,858 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bruce Area Library
102 W. River Ave., Bruce 54819
39 hrsopen a week
4,509sq 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 Bruce Area Library
8,609
visits
4.6 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
8.5 per resident
86
programs & events
1,472 attended
685
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
4.6 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
86 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $62K.
Local 85%Gifts & other 15%
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.