Library · Payette
Payette Public
Payette Public serves 8,695 people in and around Payette. Last year it logged 44,086 visits, about 5.1 for every resident, and lent 93K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Payette Public
24 S 10th St., Payette 83661
44 hrsopen a week
16,142sq ft
51Kbooks & media
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
#30
#30 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
44K
visits
5.1 per resident
93K
loans, print + digital
10.6 per resident
353
programs & events
9,937 attended
2,483
library cards
29% 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
5.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.8 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
6.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
93K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media57%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
353 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $347K.
Local 75%State 14%Gifts & other 11%
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.