Library · Saguache
Northern Saguache County Library District
Saguache’s library is the Northern Saguache County Library District, a branch of Northern Saguache County Library District, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Saguache’s branch belongs to Northern Saguache County Library District, which serves 3,073 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Northern Saguache County Library District
702 Pitkin Avenue, Saguache 81149
42 hrsopen a week
1,950sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Northern Saguache County Library District
34K
visits
11.1 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
7.7 per resident
299
programs & events
2,117 attended
3,096
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
11.1 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)68%Kids’ books & media10%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
299 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$148 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $454K.
Local 83%State 1%Gifts & other 16%
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.