Library · Libby
Lincoln County Public Libraries
Libby’s library is the Lincoln County Public Libraries, a branch of Lincoln County Public Libraries, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Libby’s branch belongs to Lincoln County Public Libraries, which serves 19,677 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lincoln County Public Libraries
220 West 6th Street, Libby 59923
40 hrsopen a week
9,840sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lincoln County Public Libraries
54K
visits
2.7 per resident
76K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
814
programs & events
20K attended
6,004
library cards
31% 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
76K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
814 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $490K.
Local 90%State 10%
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.