Library · Carson
Carson City Library
Carson’s library is the Carson City Library, a branch of Carson City Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Carson’s branch belongs to Carson City Library, which serves 58,923 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carson City Library
900 North Roop Street, Carson City 89701
55 hrsopen a week
22,600sq 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 Carson City Library
122K
visits
2.1 per resident
510K
loans, print + digital
8.7 per resident
842
programs & events
8,896 attended
22K
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
6.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
510K loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media6%E-books, audio & streaming74%
Who the programs are for
842 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.