Library · South Fork
Carnegie Library South Fork Branch
South Fork’s library is the Carnegie Library South Fork Branch, a branch of Rio Grande County Library District, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. South Fork’s branch belongs to Rio Grande County Library District, which serves 11,210 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carnegie Library South Fork Branch
0031 Mall Street, South Fork 81154
34 hrsopen a week
5,312sq 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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rio Grande County Library District
28K
visits
2.5 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
157
programs & events
1,271 attended
13K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.5 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
157 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $336K.
Local 95%State 1%Federal 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.