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Canyon Area Library

Canyon’s library is the Canyon Area Library, a branch of Canyon Area Library, open about 46 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Canyon’s branch belongs to Canyon Area Library, which serves 44,639 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Canyon Area Library

1501 3rd Ave, Canyon 79015
46 hrsopen a week
10,500sq 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 Canyon Area Library

32K
visits
0.7 per resident
69K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
334
programs & events
8,424 attended
10K
library cards
23% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

69K loans last year

Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming26%

Who the programs are for

334 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
127
Ages 6–11
42
Teens
30
Adults
105
All ages
30
Money

Who pays for it

$10 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $465K.

Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
About these numbers

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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.

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