Library · Lyons
Lyons Regional Library District
Lyons Regional Library District serves Lyons’s 4,296 residents. Last year it logged 58,176 visits, about 13.5 for every resident, and lent 55K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Lyons Regional Library District
451 4th Avenue, Lyons 80540
47 hrsopen a week
6,500sq ft
19Kbooks & media
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
#7
#7 of 111 CO libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Colorado that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
58K
visits
13.5 per resident
55K
loans, print + digital
12.8 per resident
355
programs & events
5,186 attended
4,390
library cards
100% 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
13.5 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.1 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
55K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
355 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$144 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $618K.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.