Library · Swink
Swink School/Public Library
Swink’s library is the Swink School/Public Library, a branch of Swink School/Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Swink’s branch belongs to Swink School/Public Library, which serves 1,467 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Swink School/Public Library
610 Columbia Ave, Swink 81077
36 hrsopen a week
3,552sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Swink School/Public Library
5,828
visits
4.0 per resident
5,248
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
341
library cards
23% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,248 loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media76%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $23K.
State 82%Gifts & other 18%
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.