Library · Man
Buffalo Creek Memorial Library
Man’s library is the Buffalo Creek Memorial Library, a branch of Buffalo Creek Memorial Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Man’s branch belongs to Buffalo Creek Memorial Library, which serves 9,952 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Buffalo Creek Memorial Library
511 E. Mcdonald Ave., Man 25635
30 hrsopen a week
3,700sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Buffalo Creek Memorial Library
16K
visits
1.6 per resident
9,829
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
89
programs & events
2,269 attended
5,518
library cards
55% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,829 loans last year
Books & media (adults)86%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
89 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $141K.
Local 46%State 36%Gifts & other 18%
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.