Library · Ridgway
Ridgway Public Library District
Ridgway’s library is the Ridgway Public Library District, a branch of Ridgway Public Library District, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ridgway’s branch belongs to Ridgway Public Library District, which serves 2,740 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ridgway Public Library District
300 Charles Street, Ridgway 81432
43 hrsopen a week
4,800sq 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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ridgway Public Library District
56K
visits
20.5 per resident
48K
loans, print + digital
17.5 per resident
342
programs & events
4,426 attended
2,579
library cards
94% 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
20.5 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
14.8 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
94% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
48K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
342 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$139 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $381K.
Local 85%State 6%Gifts & other 9%
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.