Library · Basalt
Basalt Regional Library District
Basalt’s library is the Basalt Regional Library District, a branch of Basalt Regional Library District, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Basalt’s branch belongs to Basalt Regional Library District, which serves 12,306 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Basalt Regional Library District
14 Midland Ave, Basalt 81621
55 hrsopen a week
20,100sq 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 Basalt Regional Library District
101K
visits
8.2 per resident
108K
loans, print + digital
8.8 per resident
468
programs & events
11K attended
17K
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
8.2 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
108K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
468 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$162 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2M.
Local 88%State 0%Gifts & other 12%
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.