Library · Aspen
Pitkin County Library
Aspen’s library is the Pitkin County Library, a branch of Pitkin County Library, open about 63 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Aspen’s branch belongs to Pitkin County Library, which serves 13,534 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pitkin County Library
120 N Mill Street, Aspen 81611
63 hrsopen a week
38,774sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pitkin County Library
166K
visits
12.3 per resident
184K
loans, print + digital
13.6 per resident
633
programs & events
14K attended
15K
library cards
100% 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
12.3 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
8.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
184K loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming64%
Who the programs are for
633 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$367 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $5M.
Local 93%State 0%Gifts & other 7%
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.