Library · Erie
Erie Community Library
Erie’s library is the Erie Community Library, a branch of High Plains Library District, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Erie’s branch belongs to High Plains Library District, which serves 315,735 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Erie Community Library
400 Powers Street, Erie 80516
62 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 High Plains Library District
1.3M
visits
4.2 per resident
2.2M
loans, print + digital
6.9 per resident
10K
programs & events
141K attended
115K
library cards
36% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
4.2 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
10,130 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$92 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $29M.
Local 87%State 0%Gifts & other 13%
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.