Library · Gila
Gila Valley Library
Gila’s library is the Gila Valley Library, a branch of Gila Valley Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Gila’s branch belongs to Gila Valley Library, which serves 285 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gila Valley Library
411 Highway 211, Gila 88038
25 hrsopen a week
700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Gila Valley Library
2,828
visits
9.9 per resident
4,116
loans, print + digital
14.4 per resident
16
programs & events
449 attended
874
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
9.9 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
14.4 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,116 loans last year
Books & media (adults)91%Kids’ books & media9%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
16 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$119 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $34K.
Local 5%State 38%Gifts & other 56%
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.