Library · Salmon
Lemhi County District
Salmon’s library is the Lemhi County District, a branch of Lemhi County District, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Salmon’s branch belongs to Lemhi County District, which serves 8,265 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lemhi County District
300 Main St., Salmon 83467
42 hrsopen a week
13,000sq 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 Lemhi County District
48K
visits
5.8 per resident
50K
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
287
programs & events
4,208 attended
4,480
library cards
54% 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
5.8 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
50K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
287 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$45 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $374K.
Local 78%State 15%Gifts & other 7%
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.