Library · Colfax
Colfax Library
Colfax’s library is the Colfax Library, a branch of Placer County Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Colfax’s branch belongs to Placer County Library, which serves 198,683 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Colfax Library
10 W.Church St., Colfax 95713
38 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 Placer County Library
283K
visits
1.4 per resident
1.1M
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
1,180
programs & events
33K attended
91K
library cards
46% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,180 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.3M.
Local 96%State 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.