Library · Simla
Simla Branch Library
Simla’s library is the Simla Branch Library, a branch of Elbert County Library District, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Simla’s branch belongs to Elbert County Library District, which serves 28,795 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Simla Branch Library
504 Washington Ave, Simla 80835
49 hrsopen a week
1,750sq 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 Elbert County Library District
48K
visits
1.7 per resident
121K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
631
programs & events
6,756 attended
11K
library cards
38% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
121K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
631 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
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.