Library · Silverthorne
North Branch Library
Silverthorne’s library is the North Branch Library, a branch of Summit County Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Silverthorne’s branch belongs to Summit County Library, which serves 30,441 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Branch Library
651 Center Circle, Silverthorne 80498
52 hrsopen a week
10,324sq 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 Summit County Library
144K
visits
4.7 per resident
215K
loans, print + digital
7.1 per resident
678
programs & events
12K attended
28K
library cards
93% 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
4.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
3.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
93% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
215K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming51%
Who the programs are for
678 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.1M.
Local 93%State 0%Gifts & other 7%
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.