Library · Bridgeport
Bridgeport Public Library
Bridgeport’s library is the Bridgeport Public Library, a branch of Bridgeport Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bridgeport’s branch belongs to Bridgeport Public Library, which serves 9,336 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bridgeport Public Library
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport 26330
43 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Bridgeport Public Library
61K
visits
6.5 per resident
198K
loans, print + digital
21.2 per resident
677
programs & events
5,913 attended
11K
library cards
100% 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
6.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.8 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
11.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
198K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming54%
Who the programs are for
677 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$101 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $945K.
Local 91%State 6%Federal 2%Gifts & other 1%
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.