Library · Dolores
Dolores Library District/Montezuma County
Dolores Library District/Montezuma County serves Dolores’s 4,376 residents. Last year it logged 20,617 visits, about 4.7 for every resident, and lent 29K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Dolores Library District/Montezuma County
1002 Railroad Ave, Dolores 81323
44 hrsopen a week
6,900sq ft
22Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#54
#54 of 111 CO libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Colorado that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
21K
visits
4.7 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
389
programs & events
4,037 attended
4,950
library cards
100% 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
4.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.6 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
29K loans last year
Books & media (adults)83%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
389 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$75 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $328K.
Local 87%State 3%Gifts & other 10%
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.