Bellevue Public Library
Bellevue Public Library is a municipal public library based in Bellevue (Sarpy County), Nebraska, serving a legal service area of 63,922 residents from a single building. Among profiled systems in Nebraska, it ranks third for population served, third for print volumes, fourth for physical checkouts and seventh for total visits, but ranks last for paid staff per resident and last for library floor space per resident.
Against the median system of its size class, it records only 33% of the public computers per resident and 39% less operating spending per resident.
Bellevue against the 559 systems of its size class
Bellevue in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 127,446
- Physical checkouts
- 286,685
- …of children's materials
- 124,560
- Electronic checkouts
- 93,499
- …of e-books
- 36,817
- …of e-audio
- 46,016
- Registered users
- 34,788
- Program sessions
- 1,678
- Program attendance
- 17,660
- Print volumes
- 142,368
- Audio items (physical)
- 9,418
- Video items (physical)
- 10,818
- Public computers
- 12
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 3,432
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 16.4
- Operating spending
- $1.4 million
- …on books and other materials
- $118,626
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Bellevue gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $1.5 million, or $23.11 per resident. The local-government share sits 5 percentage points below the combined share for the 221 profiled systems in Nebraska. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Municipal libraries of similar size in other states
All six of these systems record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Richland Public Library in Washington.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Joe V Sanchez Public Library | Weslaco, TX | 64,362 | 3.89 | 0.54 | $13.79 |
| Plymouth Public Library | Plymouth, MA | 64,269 | 3.09 | 4.23 | $44.69 |
| Richland Public Library | Richland, WA | 64,190 | 3.23 | 10.20 | $43.66 |
| Waltham Public Library | Waltham, MA | 64,065 | 3.88 | 6.47 | $71.59 |
| West Hartford Public Library | West Hartford, CT | 63,969 | 4.75 | 8.87 | $53.23 |
| Mead Public Library | Sheboygan, WI | 63,644 | 3.69 | 5.97 | $65.99 |
Who comes to Bellevue programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 66% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 11 people each.
Nearest in size within Nebraska
- Grand Island Public Library · Grand Island · 52,622 residents
- Kearney Public Library · Kearney · 34,362 residents
- North Platte Public Library · North Platte · 33,365 residents
- Hastings Public Library · Hastings · 30,899 residents
The Bellevue building
The single building covers 22,650 square feet, 0.35 square feet per resident against a median of 0.62 for the size class. It is open 66 hours a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Public Library | Central library | Bellevue | 66 | 22,650 |