Library · Penrose
Penrose Community Library District
Penrose’s library is the Penrose Community Library District, a branch of Penrose Community Library District, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Penrose’s branch belongs to Penrose Community Library District, which serves 4,178 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Penrose Community Library District
35 7th Avenue, Penrose 81240
40 hrsopen a week
6,700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Penrose Community Library District
8,707
visits
2.1 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
160
programs & events
1,774 attended
2,453
library cards
59% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
160 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $219K.
Local 97%State 2%Gifts & other 1%
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.