Library · Sonora
Tuolumne County Library
Sonora’s library is the Tuolumne County Library, a branch of Tuolumne County Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sonora’s branch belongs to Tuolumne County Library, which serves 54,407 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tuolumne County Library
480 Greenley Rd., Sonora 95370
52 hrsopen a week
18,281sq 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 Tuolumne County Library
113K
visits
2.1 per resident
130K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
898
programs & events
13K attended
35K
library cards
63% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
63% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
130K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
898 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 94%State 4%Gifts & other 3%
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.