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Lone Tree Library

Lone Tree’s library is the Lone Tree Library, a branch of Douglas County Libraries, open about 70 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Lone Tree’s branch belongs to Douglas County Libraries, which serves 383,911 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Lone Tree Library

10055 Library Way, Lone Tree 80124
70 hrsopen a week
24,826sq 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 Douglas County Libraries

1.4M
visits
3.6 per resident
5.8M
loans, print + digital
15.0 per resident
5,882
programs & events
191K attended
173K
library cards
45% 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
3.6 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.8 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

5.8M loans last year

Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming35%

Who the programs are for

5,882 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
42
Ages 6–11
4,719
Teens
141
Adults
980
All ages
0
Money

Who pays for it

$88 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $34M.

Local 87%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 12%
About these numbers

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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.

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