Library · Pahrump
Pahrump Community Library
Pahrump’s library is the Pahrump Community Library, a branch of Pahrump Community Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Pahrump’s branch belongs to Pahrump Community Library, which serves 43,984 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pahrump Community Library
701 East Street, Pahrump 89041
44 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 Pahrump Community Library
69K
visits
1.6 per resident
80K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
266
programs & events
6,811 attended
28K
library cards
64% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
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 (19th percentile)
Cardholders
64% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
80K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
266 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $881K.
Local 89%State 8%Federal 1%Gifts & other 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.