Library · Thornton
Wright Farms
Thornton’s library is the Wright Farms, a branch of Rangeview Library District, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Thornton’s branch belongs to Rangeview Library District, which serves 406,718 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wright Farms
5877 East 120th Avenue, Thornton 80602
56 hrsopen a week
45,000sq 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 Rangeview Library District
747K
visits
1.8 per resident
1.5M
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
2,899
programs & events
53K attended
125K
library cards
31% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.5M loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming57%
Who the programs are for
2,899 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $21M.
Local 99%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Rangeview Library District branches in Thornton
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.