Library · Rifle
Rifle Branch Library
Rifle’s library is the Rifle Branch Library, a branch of Garfield County Public Library District, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rifle’s branch belongs to Garfield County Public Library District, which serves 62,722 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rifle Branch Library
207 East Avenue, Rifle 81650
54 hrsopen a week
31,169sq 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 Garfield County Public Library District
420K
visits
6.7 per resident
514K
loans, print + digital
8.2 per resident
2,075
programs & events
44K attended
52K
library cards
84% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
6.7 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.0 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
84% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
514K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
2,075 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$163 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1M.
Local 89%State 0%Gifts & other 11%
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.