Library · Elko
Elko County Library
Elko’s library is the Elko County Library, a branch of Mybrary, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Elko’s branch belongs to Mybrary, which serves 59,314 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elko County Library
720 Court Street, Elko 89801
51 hrsopen a week
17,500sq 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 Mybrary
75K
visits
1.3 per resident
187K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
1,011
programs & events
20K attended
16K
library cards
27% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
187K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media57%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
1,011 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 92%State 5%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.