Library · Golden
Golden Library
Golden’s library is the Golden Library, a branch of Jefferson County Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Golden’s branch belongs to Jefferson County Public Library, which serves 576,381 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Golden Library
1019 Tenth Street, Golden 80401
65 hrsopen a week
12,676sq 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 Jefferson County Public Library
2M
visits
3.4 per resident
8.8M
loans, print + digital
15.2 per resident
7,971
programs & events
225K attended
301K
library cards
52% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.2 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.0 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
7,971 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$78 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $45M.
Local 91%State 0%Federal 0%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.