Library · Loyalton
Loyalton Station Library
Loyalton’s library is the Loyalton Station Library, a branch of Plumas County Library, open about 6 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Loyalton’s branch belongs to Plumas County Library, which serves 22,012 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Loyalton Station Library
511 Main St., Loyalton 96118
6 hrsopen a week
500sq 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 Plumas County Library
50K
visits
2.3 per resident
70K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
170
programs & events
1,811 attended
11K
library cards
49% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
70K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
170 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $855K.
Local 92%State 6%Gifts & other 1%
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.