Library · Arco
Lost Rivers Community District
Arco’s library is the Lost Rivers Community District, a branch of Lost Rivers District, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Arco’s branch belongs to Lost Rivers District, which serves 2,645 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lost Rivers Community District
126 S Front St., Arco 83213
36 hrsopen a week
2,850sq 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 Lost Rivers District
13K
visits
5.0 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
9.1 per resident
21
programs & events
452 attended
2,615
library cards
99% 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
5.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
99% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
21 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $130K.
Local 81%State 19%Gifts & other 1%
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.