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Fairplay Branch Library
Fairplay’s library is the Fairplay Branch Library, a branch of Park County Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fairplay’s branch belongs to Park County Public Library, which serves 18,101 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fairplay Branch Library
400 Front Street, Fairplay 80440
42 hrsopen a week
3,028sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Park County Public Library
51K
visits
2.8 per resident
66K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
196
programs & events
15K attended
19K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
66K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
196 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $364K.
Local 89%State 8%Gifts & other 3%
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.