Library · El Rito
El Rito Public Library
El Rito’s library is the El Rito Public Library, a branch of El Rito Public Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. El Rito’s branch belongs to El Rito Public Library, which serves 749 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
El Rito Public Library
182 Placitas Road, El Rito 87530
25 hrsopen a week
3,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at El Rito Public Library
4,127
visits
5.5 per resident
3,033
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
61
programs & events
1,241 attended
1,340
library cards
100% 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
5.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
1.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,033 loans last year
Books & media (adults)68%Kids’ books & media8%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
61 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$143 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $107K.
Local 6%State 19%Gifts & other 76%
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.