Library · Calipatria
Calipatria Branch Library
Calipatria’s library is the Calipatria Branch Library, a branch of Imperial County Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Calipatria’s branch belongs to Imperial County Library, which serves 48,181 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Calipatria Branch Library
105 S. Lake, Calipatria 92233
36 hrsopen a week
3,600sq 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 Imperial County Library
18K
visits
0.4 per resident
68K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
470
programs & events
2,074 attended
17K
library cards
34% 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
0.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
68K loans last year
Books & media (adults)68%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming4%
Who the programs are for
470 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $644K.
Local 51%State 25%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.