Library · Gilbert
Perry Branch Library
Gilbert’s library is the Perry Branch Library, a branch of Maricopa County Library District Office, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gilbert’s branch belongs to Maricopa County Library District Office, which serves 4,726,247 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Perry Branch Library
1965 E Queen Creek Rd, Gilbert 85296
48 hrsopen a week
19,289sq 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 Maricopa County Library District Office
1.7M
visits
0.4 per resident
5.9M
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
4,407
programs & events
98K attended
144K
library cards
3% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
0.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
3% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5.9M loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
4,407 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$8 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $36M.
Local 90%State 0%Federal 1%Gifts & other 9%
Locations
Other Maricopa County Library District Office branches in Gilbert
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.