Library · Walsenburg
Spanish Peaks Library District
Walsenburg’s library is the Spanish Peaks Library District, a branch of Spanish Peaks Library District, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Walsenburg’s branch belongs to Spanish Peaks Library District, which serves 5,320 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Spanish Peaks Library District
415 Walsen Ave, Walsenburg 81089
43 hrsopen a week
9,725sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Spanish Peaks Library District
24K
visits
4.5 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
374
programs & events
4,667 attended
2,862
library cards
54% 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
4.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)78%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
374 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $325K.
Local 88%State 2%Gifts & other 10%
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.