Library · Lovelock
Pershing County Library
Lovelock’s library is the Pershing County Library, a branch of Pershing County Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lovelock’s branch belongs to Pershing County Library, which serves 7,464 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pershing County Library
1125 Central Avenue, Lovelock 89419
28 hrsopen a week
6,000sq 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 Pershing County Library
3,650
visits
0.5 per resident
189K
loans, print + digital
25.3 per resident
41
programs & events
246 attended
1,776
library cards
24% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
24.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
189K loans last year
Books & media (adults)5%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming95%
Who the programs are for
41 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $281K.
Local 94%State 2%Federal 4%Gifts & other 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.