Library · Great Falls
Great Falls Public Library
Great Falls’s library is the Great Falls Public Library, a branch of Great Falls Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Great Falls’s branch belongs to Great Falls Public Library, which serves 81,475 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Great Falls Public Library
301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls 59401
53 hrsopen a week
68,000sq 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 Great Falls Public Library
112K
visits
1.4 per resident
273K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
361
programs & events
12K attended
18K
library cards
22% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
273K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
361 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 87%State 1%Gifts & other 12%
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.