Library · Valier
Valier Public Library
Valier’s library is the Valier Public Library, a branch of Valier Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Valier’s branch belongs to Valier Public Library, which serves 1,903 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Valier Public Library
400 Teton Avenue, Valier 59486
40 hrsopen a week
2,934sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Valier Public Library
7,440
visits
3.9 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
6.4 per resident
239
programs & events
1,915 attended
802
library cards
42% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
239 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $90K.
Local 79%State 2%Gifts & other 18%
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.