Library · Paris
Bear Lake County District - Paris
Paris’s library is the Bear Lake County District - Paris, a branch of Bear Lake County District, open about 12 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Paris’s branch belongs to Bear Lake County District, which serves 6,765 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bear Lake County District - Paris
62 S Main, Paris 83261
12 hrsopen a week
300sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Bear Lake County District
19K
visits
2.9 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
259
programs & events
8,733 attended
5,086
library cards
75% 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 (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
75% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
35K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
259 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $290K.
Local 94%Gifts & other 6%
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.