Library · Gooding
Gooding Public
Gooding’s library is the Gooding Public, a branch of Gooding Public Library District, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Gooding’s branch belongs to Gooding Public Library District, which serves 6,823 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gooding Public
306 5th Ave W, Gooding 83330
41 hrsopen a week
3,700sq 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 Gooding Public Library District
20K
visits
2.9 per resident
41K
loans, print + digital
6.1 per resident
1,031
programs & events
14K attended
2,434
library cards
36% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
41K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
1,031 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $379K.
Local 85%Gifts & other 15%
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.