Library · Delta
Delta Library
Delta’s library is the Delta Library, a branch of Delta County Public Library District, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Delta’s branch belongs to Delta County Public Library District, which serves 31,818 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Delta Library
124 East Sixth Street, Delta 81416
38 hrsopen a week
11,387sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Delta County Public Library District
153K
visits
4.8 per resident
305K
loans, print + digital
9.6 per resident
971
programs & events
11K attended
14K
library cards
45% 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
4.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
305K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
971 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 92%State 1%Gifts & other 8%
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.