Library · Los Altos
Los Altos Library
Los Altos’s library is the Los Altos Library, a branch of Santa Clara County Library, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Los Altos’s branch belongs to Santa Clara County Library, which serves 456,355 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos 94022
68 hrsopen a week
28,050sq 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 Clara County Library
2.5M
visits
5.4 per resident
12M
loans, print + digital
25.6 per resident
6,070
programs & events
262K attended
391K
library cards
86% 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
5.4 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
17.7 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
7.9 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
11.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
86% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12M loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
6,070 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$148 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $67M.
Local 95%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other Santa Clara County Library branches in Los Altos
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.