Library · Albuquerque
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Main Library
Albuquerque’s library is the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Main Library, a branch of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Albuquerque’s branch belongs to Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System, which serves 676,444 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Main Library
501 Copper Ave. NW, Albuquerque 87102
46 hrsopen a week
119,050sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System
1.6M
visits
2.4 per resident
4.4M
loans, print + digital
6.5 per resident
8,777
programs & events
148K attended
322K
library cards
48% 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
3.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming54%
Who the programs are for
8,777 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $19M.
Local 96%State 4%
Locations
Other Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System branches in Albuquerque
And 3 more in Albuquerque.
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.