Library · Whitney
Whitney Library
Whitney’s library is the Whitney Library, a branch of Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Whitney’s branch belongs to Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, which serves 1,721,851 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Whitney Library
5175 East Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas 89122
66 hrsopen a week
26,619sq 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 Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
3.9M
visits
2.2 per resident
12M
loans, print + digital
6.7 per resident
28K
programs & events
510K attended
559K
library cards
32% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12M loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming43%
Who the programs are for
27,520 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $89M.
Local 71%State 24%Federal 2%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.