Library · Choteau

Choteau/Teton Public Library

Choteau’s library is the Choteau/Teton Public Library, a branch of Choteau/Teton Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Choteau’s branch belongs to Choteau/Teton Public Library, which serves 2,892 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Choteau/Teton Public Library

17 Main Avenue North, Choteau 59422
40 hrsopen a week
8,379sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Choteau/Teton Public Library

11K
visits
3.9 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
1,376
library cards
48% 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

19K loans last year

Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming42%
Money

Who pays for it

$24 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $69K.

Local 94%State 6%
About these numbers

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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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