Burt’s library runs 651 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Burt Public Library serves Burt’s 478 residents. Last year it lent 2,001 print books and media and logged 5,142 visits.
Burt’s library, in brief
11 times the programs of a typical library its size
Burt Public Library ran 311 programs last year, about 6 a week. That’s 651 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
A small-town library
Burt Public Library serves 478 residents with about one full-time staff, open about 23 hours a week. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓
People come to Burt Public Library a lot
Burt Public Library logs 11 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, more than 91% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 4.2 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
Programs lean toward adults
97% of the 311 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 10 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Burt’s civic life grade
Burt isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
311 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Burt last year.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 4 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Burt Public Library serves 478 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
2,001 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 6,800 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.3 time last year, on average.
Find it
Burt Public Library, 119 Walnut St., Burt.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Burt cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $40K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $33K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $40K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 196 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Burt
Does Burt have a public library?
Yes. Burt Public Library, 119 Walnut St., serves Burt’s 478 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 23 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Burt Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Burt’s library?
It logged 10.8 visits and lent 4.2 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Burt’s civic life grade?
Burt isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Burt.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.