Library · Safford
Safford City-Graham County Library
Safford’s library is the Safford City-Graham County Library, a branch of Safford City-Graham County Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Safford’s branch belongs to Safford City-Graham County Library, which serves 40,107 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Safford City-Graham County Library
808 S 7th Ave, Safford 85546
34 hrsopen a week
24,610sq 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 Safford City-Graham County Library
44K
visits
1.1 per resident
131K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
619
programs & events
22K attended
10K
library cards
25% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
131K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
619 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $696K.
Local 74%State 2%Federal 1%Gifts & other 23%
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.