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Severance Library
Severance’s library is the Severance Library, a branch of Clearview Library District, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Severance’s branch belongs to Clearview Library District, which serves 42,823 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Severance Library
5 Timber Ridge Parkway, Severance 80550
48 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Clearview Library District
191K
visits
4.5 per resident
497K
loans, print + digital
11.6 per resident
1,665
programs & events
42K attended
27K
library cards
64% 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
4.5 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
64% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
497K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,665 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$143 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.1M.
Local 95%State 0%Gifts & other 5%
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.