Library · Fernley
Fernley Branch Library
Fernley’s library is the Fernley Branch Library, a branch of Lyon County Library System, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fernley’s branch belongs to Lyon County Library System, which serves 63,179 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fernley Branch Library
575 Silver Lace Blvd, Fernley 89408
39 hrsopen a week
3,679sq 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 Lyon County Library System
217K
visits
3.4 per resident
139K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
442
programs & events
17K attended
14K
library cards
22% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
139K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
442 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $856K.
Local 99%State 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.