Library · Thompson Falls
Thompson Falls Public Library
Thompson Falls’s library is the Thompson Falls Public Library, a branch of Thompson Falls Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Thompson Falls’s branch belongs to Thompson Falls Public Library, which serves 5,637 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thompson Falls Public Library
911 Main Street, Thompson Falls 59873
35 hrsopen a week
3,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Thompson Falls Public Library
29K
visits
5.2 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
6.1 per resident
250
programs & events
4,425 attended
2,889
library cards
51% 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
5.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
250 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $190K.
Local 79%State 4%Gifts & other 17%
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.