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Community Library Network - Rathdrum

Rathdrum’s library is the Community Library Network - Rathdrum, a branch of Community Library Network, open about 46 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Rathdrum’s branch belongs to Community Library Network, which serves 136,100 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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Community Library Network - Rathdrum

16320 Highway 41, Rathdrum 83858
46 hrsopen a week
5,398sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Community Library Network

365K
visits
2.7 per resident
1.2M
loans, print + digital
8.9 per resident
1,868
programs & events
39K attended
47K
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares

Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.7 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

1.2M loans last year

Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming13%

Who the programs are for

1,868 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
543
Ages 6–11
383
Teens
194
Adults
748
All ages
0
Money

Who pays for it

$43 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.9M.

Local 92%State 5%Gifts & other 2%
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.

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