Library · Security-Widefield
Security Public Library
Security-Widefield’s library is the Security Public Library, a branch of Security Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Security-Widefield’s branch belongs to Security Public Library, which serves 61,858 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Security Public Library
715 Aspen Drive, Security 80911
56 hrsopen a week
7,600sq 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 Security Public Library
94K
visits
1.5 per resident
199K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
1,172
programs & events
33K attended
15K
library cards
25% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
199K loans last year
Books & media (adults)86%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
1,172 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 87%State 1%Gifts & other 12%
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.