Library · Richland Center
Brewer Public Library
Richland Center’s library is the Brewer Public Library, a branch of Brewer Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Richland Center’s branch belongs to Brewer Public Library, which serves 15,158 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brewer Public Library
325 N. Central Ave., Richland Center 53581
48 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 Brewer Public Library
43K
visits
2.9 per resident
69K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
165
programs & events
3,775 attended
5,525
library cards
36% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
69K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
165 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $434K.
Local 95%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
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.