Library · Salida
Salida Public Library
Salida’s library is the Salida Public Library, a branch of Southern Chaffee County Regional Lib Dist/Salida, open about 63 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Salida’s branch belongs to Southern Chaffee County Regional Lib Dist/Salida, which serves 9,896 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Salida Public Library
405 `e` St., Salida 81201
63 hrsopen a week
14,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Southern Chaffee County Regional Lib Dist/Salida
126K
visits
12.7 per resident
178K
loans, print + digital
18.0 per resident
343
programs & events
3,275 attended
8,266
library cards
84% 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
12.7 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
13.5 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
84% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
178K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
343 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$93 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $918K.
Local 92%State 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.