Library · Blanding
San Juan County Library Blanding Branch
Blanding’s library is the San Juan County Library Blanding Branch, a branch of San Juan County Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Blanding’s branch belongs to San Juan County Library, which serves 14,358 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
San Juan County Library Blanding Branch
25 West 300 South, Blanding 84511
40 hrsopen a week
4,044sq 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 San Juan County Library
56K
visits
3.9 per resident
49K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
256
programs & events
11K attended
6,050
library cards
42% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
49K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
256 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $593K.
Local 87%State 1%Federal 5%Gifts & other 6%
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.