Library · Atascadero
Atascadero Library
Atascadero’s library is the Atascadero Library, a branch of San Luis Obispo City-County Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Atascadero’s branch belongs to San Luis Obispo City-County Library, which serves 247,562 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Atascadero Library
6555 Capistrano, Atascadero 93422
39 hrsopen a week
21,900sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at San Luis Obispo City-County Library
546K
visits
2.2 per resident
2M
loans, print + digital
8.2 per resident
2,813
programs & events
66K attended
80K
library cards
32% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.8 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
2,813 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $12M.
Local 93%State 3%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.