Library · Eldorado at Santa Fe
Vista Grande Public Library
Eldorado at Santa Fe’s library is the Vista Grande Public Library, a branch of Vista Grande Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Eldorado at Santa Fe’s branch belongs to Vista Grande Public Library, which serves 6,005 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Vista Grande Public Library
14 Avenida Torreon, Santa Fe 87508
37 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Vista Grande Public Library
29K
visits
4.8 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
6.4 per resident
316
programs & events
3,153 attended
2,890
library cards
48% 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
4.8 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
316 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $161K.
Local 21%State 42%Gifts & other 37%
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.