Library · West Yellowstone
West Yellowstone Public Library
West Yellowstone’s library is the West Yellowstone Public Library, a branch of West Yellowstone Public Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. West Yellowstone’s branch belongs to West Yellowstone Public Library, which serves 4,059 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Yellowstone Public Library
23 N Dunraven Street, West Yellowstone 59758
38 hrsopen a week
2,200sq 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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at West Yellowstone Public Library
8,440
visits
2.1 per resident
6,214
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
276
programs & events
2,350 attended
3,379
library cards
83% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
83% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,214 loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
276 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $275K.
Local 99%State 1%
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.