Library · Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Capitola’s library is the Capitola Branch Library, a branch of Santa Cruz Public Libraries, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Capitola’s branch belongs to Santa Cruz Public Libraries, which serves 211,540 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Capitola Branch Library
2005 Wharf Rd, Capitola 95010
48 hrsopen a week
11,700sq 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 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
785K
visits
3.7 per resident
2M
loans, print + digital
9.5 per resident
3,488
programs & events
50K attended
187K
library cards
88% 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
3.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
88% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
3,488 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$89 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $19M.
Local 93%State 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.