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Butler Public Library
Butler Public Library serves Butler’s 1,880 residents. Last year it logged 21,751 visits, about 11.6 for every resident, and lent 33K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Butler Public Library
12808 W. Hampton Ave., Butler 53007
38 hrsopen a week
5,900sq ft
26Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#12
#12 of 381 WI libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Wisconsin that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
22K
visits
11.6 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
17.5 per resident
107
programs & events
1,752 attended
1,066
library cards
57% 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
11.6 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
16.7 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
9.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming5%
Who the programs are for
107 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $127K.
Local 90%State 4%Gifts & other 6%
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.