Library · Cut Bank
Glacier County Library
Cut Bank’s library is the Glacier County Library, a branch of Glacier County Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cut Bank’s branch belongs to Glacier County Library, which serves 13,778 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Glacier County Library
21 1st Avenue SE, Cut Bank 59427
35 hrsopen a week
10,854sq 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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Glacier County Library
10K
visits
0.7 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
78
programs & events
1,252 attended
3,216
library cards
23% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
78 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $200K.
Local 88%State 4%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.