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Talpa Community Center Library
Talpa’s library is the Talpa Community Center Library, a branch of Talpa Community Center Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Talpa’s branch belongs to Talpa Community Center Library, which serves 960 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Talpa Community Center Library
4 Archuleta Rd, Ranchos De Taos 87557
25 hrsopen a week
1,375sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Talpa Community Center Library
800
visits
0.8 per resident
263
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
60
programs & events
300 attended
664
library cards
69% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
263 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
60 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$2 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $1,440.
Local 9%State 83%Gifts & other 8%
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.