Library · Bishop
Bishop Branch Library
Bishop’s library is the Bishop Branch Library, a branch of Inyo County Free Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bishop’s branch belongs to Inyo County Free Library, which serves 18,856 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bishop Branch Library
210 Academy Ave., Bishop 93514
36 hrsopen a week
6,000sq 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 Inyo County Free Library
23K
visits
1.2 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
508
programs & events
3,967 attended
5,591
library cards
30% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
35K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
508 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$45 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $841K.
Local 99%State 0%Federal 1%Gifts & other 0%
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.