Library · Denver
Hesperia Community Library
Denver’s library is the Hesperia Community Library, a branch of Hesperia Community Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Denver’s branch belongs to Hesperia Community Library, which serves 5,839 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hesperia Community Library
80 South Division Street, Hesperia 49421
47 hrsopen a week
11,900sq 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 Hesperia Community Library
24K
visits
4.2 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
128
programs & events
2,743 attended
1,647
library cards
28% 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
128 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $294K.
Local 70%State 2%Gifts & other 28%
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.