Library · Springfield
Springfield Library
Springfield’s library is the Springfield Library, a branch of Baca County Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Springfield’s branch belongs to Baca County Library, which serves 3,374 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Springfield Library
1260 Main Street, Springfield 81073
32 hrsopen a week
2,824sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Baca County Library
14K
visits
4.1 per resident
9,909
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
11
programs & events
107 attended
977
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
4.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,909 loans last year
Books & media (adults)96%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming4%
Who the programs are for
11 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $86K.
Local 94%State 6%
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.