Library · Bosque Farms
Bosque Farms Public Library
Bosque Farms Public Library serves Bosque Farms’s 4,020 residents. Last year it logged 9,722 visits, about 2.4 for every resident, and lent 249K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Bosque Farms Public Library
1455 W. Bosque Loop, Bosque Farms 87068
31 hrsopen a week
2,800sq ft
24Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
9,722
visits
2.4 per resident
249K
loans, print + digital
61.8 per resident
350
programs & events
2,588 attended
9,427
library cards
100% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
58.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
249K loans last year
Books & media (adults)2%Kids’ books & media3%E-books, audio & streaming95%
Who the programs are for
350 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 $138K.
Local 86%State 14%
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.