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Groom Branch Library
Groom’s library is the Groom Branch Library, a branch of Carson County Public Library, open about 19 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Groom’s branch belongs to Carson County Public Library, which serves 5,878 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Groom Branch Library
201 Broadway St., Groom 79039
19 hrsopen a week
1,000sq 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 Carson County Public Library
17K
visits
2.9 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
138
programs & events
1,009 attended
1,308
library cards
22% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
138 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $323K.
Local 100%
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.