Library · Carson
Carson City Public Library
Carson’s library is the Carson City Public Library, a branch of Carson City Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Carson’s branch belongs to Carson City Public Library, which serves 13,145 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carson City Public Library
102 West Main Street, Carson City 48811
42 hrsopen a week
6,400sq 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 Carson City Public Library
26K
visits
2.0 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
111
programs & events
2,969 attended
1,595
library cards
12% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
35K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
111 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $283K.
Local 89%State 3%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.