Library · Goldfield
Goldfield Public Library
Goldfield’s library is the Goldfield Public Library, a branch of Esmeralda County Libraries, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Goldfield’s branch belongs to Esmeralda County Libraries, which serves 1,067 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Goldfield Public Library
Corner Crook & Fourth, Goldfield 89013
21 hrsopen a week
1,836sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Esmeralda County Libraries
4,867
visits
4.6 per resident
773
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
785
library cards
74% 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
4.6 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
773 loans last year
Books & media (adults)81%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Money
Who pays for it
$88 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $94K.
Local 98%State 2%
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.