Library · Blue Lake
Blue Lake Library
Blue Lake’s library is the Blue Lake Library, a branch of Humboldt County Library, open about 10 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Blue Lake’s branch belongs to Humboldt County Library, which serves 133,100 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Blue Lake Library
111 Greenwood Ave., Blue Lake 95525
10 hrsopen a week
480sq 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 Humboldt County Library
244K
visits
1.8 per resident
494K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
1,780
programs & events
23K attended
123K
library cards
92% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
92% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
494K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
1,780 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.9M.
Local 84%State 5%Federal 0%Gifts & other 11%
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.