Library · La Junta
La Junta/Woodruff Memorial Library
La Junta/Woodruff Memorial Library serves La Junta’s 7,010 residents. Last year it logged 52,021 visits, about 7.4 for every resident, and lent 68K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
La Junta/Woodruff Memorial Library
522 Colorado Ave, La Junta 81050
49 hrsopen a week
13,447sq ft
52Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
52K
visits
7.4 per resident
68K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
92
programs & events
2,796 attended
3,702
library cards
53% 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
7.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.7 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
68K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
92 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$76 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $534K.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.