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Reserve Public Library
Reserve Public Library serves Reserve’s 293 residents. Last year it logged 515 visits, about 1.8 for every resident, and lent 1,807 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Reserve Public Library
15 Jake Scott St., Reserve 87830
42 hrsopen a week
1,225sq ft
7,862books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
#78
#78 of 101 NM libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in New Mexico that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
515
visits
1.8 per resident
1,807
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
11
programs & events
51 attended
700
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
1.8 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,807 loans last year
Books & media (adults)93%Kids’ books & media7%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
11 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$142 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $42K.
Local 45%State 55%
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.