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Lolo School and Community Library
Lolo’s library is the Lolo School and Community Library, a branch of Missoula Public Library, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lolo’s branch belongs to Missoula Public Library, which serves 117,922 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lolo School and Community Library
5305 Farm Lane, Lolo 59847
20 hrsopen a week
1,200sq 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 Missoula Public Library
505K
visits
4.3 per resident
776K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
678
programs & events
27K attended
51K
library cards
43% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
4.3 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
776K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
678 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.1M.
Local 78%State 1%Gifts & other 20%
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.