Library · Cheyenne Wells
East Cheyenne County Library District
Cheyenne Wells’s library is the East Cheyenne County Library District, a branch of East Cheyenne County Library District, open about 24 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Cheyenne Wells’s branch belongs to East Cheyenne County Library District, which serves 1,343 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
East Cheyenne County Library District
151 S. 1st West, Cheyenne Wells 80810
24 hrsopen a week
1,500sq 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 East Cheyenne County Library District
2,127
visits
1.6 per resident
4,488
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
58
programs & events
2,161 attended
438
library cards
33% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,488 loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
58 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$70 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $93K.
Local 92%State 4%Gifts & other 4%
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.