Library · Burnsville
Burnsville Public Library
Burnsville’s library is the Burnsville Public Library, a branch of Burnsville Public Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Burnsville’s branch belongs to Burnsville Public Library, which serves 3,184 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Burnsville Public Library
235 Kanawha Street, Burnsville 26335
41 hrsopen a week
1,968sq 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 Burnsville Public Library
11K
visits
3.4 per resident
3,143
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
287
programs & events
4,059 attended
1,050
library cards
33% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,143 loans last year
Books & media (adults)83%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
287 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $49K.
Local 37%State 44%Gifts & other 19%
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.