Library · White Rock
White Rock Branch Library
White Rock’s library is the White Rock Branch Library, a branch of Los Alamos County Library System, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. White Rock’s branch belongs to Los Alamos County Library System, which serves 19,419 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
White Rock Branch Library
10 Sherwood Blvd., Los Alamos 87547
57 hrsopen a week
11,264sq 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 Los Alamos County Library System
226K
visits
11.6 per resident
371K
loans, print + digital
19.1 per resident
801
programs & events
19K attended
12K
library cards
61% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
11.6 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
14.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.8 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
371K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
801 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$163 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3.2M.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.