Library · Las Animas
Las Animas-Bent County Library District
Las Animas’s library is the Las Animas-Bent County Library District, a branch of Las Animas-Bent County Library District, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Las Animas’s branch belongs to Las Animas-Bent County Library District, which serves 4,778 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Las Animas-Bent County Library District
306 5th Street, Las Animas 81054
45 hrsopen a week
6,048sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Las Animas-Bent County Library District
12K
visits
2.5 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
377
programs & events
1,085 attended
2,304
library cards
48% 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
2.5 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)81%Kids’ books & media12%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
377 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $154K.
Local 93%Gifts & other 7%
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.