Library · Boulder
Boulder City Library
Boulder’s library is the Boulder City Library, a branch of Boulder City Library District, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Boulder’s branch belongs to Boulder City Library District, which serves 14,958 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Boulder City Library
701 Adams Boulevard, Boulder City 89005
56 hrsopen a week
48,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Boulder City Library District
63K
visits
4.2 per resident
120K
loans, print + digital
8.0 per resident
1,101
programs & events
9,966 attended
6,989
library cards
47% 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
4.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
120K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming56%
Who the programs are for
1,101 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$133 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2M.
Local 59%State 35%Federal 2%Gifts & other 4%
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.