Library · Palmer Lake
Palmer Lake Library
Palmer Lake’s library is the Palmer Lake Library, a branch of Pikes Peak Library District, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Palmer Lake’s branch belongs to Pikes Peak Library District, which serves 678,684 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Palmer Lake Library
66 Lower Glenway, Palmer Lake 80133
21 hrsopen a week
1,574sq 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 Pikes Peak Library District
1.9M
visits
2.8 per resident
7.2M
loans, print + digital
10.6 per resident
3,881
programs & events
126K attended
306K
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
2.8 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming50%
Who the programs are for
3,881 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $33M.
Local 88%State 0%Gifts & other 12%
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.