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Garden City Public
Garden City Public serves 13,297 people in and around Garden. Last year it logged 142,010 visits, about 10.7 for every resident, and lent 219K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Garden City Public
6015 Glenwood St., Garden City 83714
54 hrsopen a week
12,331sq ft
39Kbooks & media
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
#9
#9 of 105 ID libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Idaho that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
142K
visits
10.7 per resident
219K
loans, print + digital
16.5 per resident
718
programs & events
18K attended
5,413
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
10.7 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
13.8 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
219K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
718 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$82 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 86%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 13%
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.