Library · Buena Vista
Northern Chaffee County Library District (Buena Vista)
Buena Vista’s library is the Northern Chaffee County Library District (Buena Vista), a branch of Northern Chaffee County Library District (Buena Vista), open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Buena Vista’s branch belongs to Northern Chaffee County Library District (Buena Vista), which serves 9,765 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Northern Chaffee County Library District (Buena Vista)
131 Linderman Avenue, Buena Vista 81211
52 hrsopen a week
7,500sq 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 Northern Chaffee County Library District (Buena Vista)
90K
visits
9.2 per resident
103K
loans, print + digital
10.6 per resident
503
programs & events
8,438 attended
5,630
library cards
58% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
9.2 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
103K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
503 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $880K.
Local 92%State 0%Federal 1%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.