Library · Sandpoint
East Bonner County District
Sandpoint’s library is the East Bonner County District, a branch of East Bonner County District, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sandpoint’s branch belongs to East Bonner County District, which serves 42,750 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
East Bonner County District
1407 Cedar St., Sandpoint 83864
52 hrsopen a week
38,398sq 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 East Bonner County District
218K
visits
5.1 per resident
600K
loans, print + digital
14.0 per resident
508
programs & events
9,506 attended
25K
library cards
59% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
5.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.4 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
600K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
508 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$82 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.5M.
Local 84%State 6%Federal 1%Gifts & other 9%
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.