Library · Amargosa Valley
Amargosa Valley Library District
Amargosa Valley’s library is the Amargosa Valley Library District, a branch of Amargosa Valley Library District, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Amargosa Valley’s branch belongs to Amargosa Valley Library District, which serves 1,836 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Amargosa Valley Library District
1660 East Amargosa Farm Road, Amargosa Valley 89020
38 hrsopen a week
2,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Amargosa Valley Library District
9,325
visits
5.1 per resident
5,492
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
79
programs & events
1,405 attended
776
library cards
42% 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
5.1 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,492 loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
79 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$113 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $208K.
Local 80%State 8%Federal 0%Gifts & other 11%
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.