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Towns that borrow the most from their library in Utah

Ranked by books, movies, e-books and other items the town’s public library lent in a year, per resident. 38 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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MapletonNot on this list

There isn’t enough data to rank Mapleton here: books, movies, e-books and other items the town’s public library lent in a year, per resident.

Park City23.8 per resident · Park City Library

Delta21.4 per resident · Delta City Library

Springville18.7 per resident · Springville Public Library

All 38 towns

Loans per resident, highest first. Towns next door to Mapleton are tagged.

#TownLoans per residentLibraryLoans a year

1 Park City8,362 people 23.8 per resident Park City Library196,428

2 Delta3,705 people 21.4 per resident Delta City Library79,942

3 Springville35,849 people · next door 18.7 per resident Springville Public Library663,067

4 Richmond3,000 people 16.8 per resident Richmond Public Library50,838

5 Mount Pleasant3,805 people 16.2 per resident Mt. Pleasant Public Library62,888

6 Fillmore2,676 people 15.4 per resident President Millard Fillmore Library41,038

7 Orem97,182 people 15.2 per resident Orem Public Library1,453,106

8 Provo114,766 people 15.0 per resident Provo City Library1,703,497

9 Spanish Fork44,946 people · next door 14.7 per resident Spanish Fork Public Library671,915

10 American Fork37,109 people 14.6 per resident American Fork City Library561,352

11 Garland2,660 people 14.6 per resident Garland Public Library38,863

12 Salt Lake City208,007 people 13.8 per resident Salt Lake City Public Library System2,883,708

13 Highland20,119 people 13.4 per resident Highland City Library270,076

14 North Logan11,460 people 13.4 per resident North Logan City Library156,723

15 Manti3,594 people 12.6 per resident Manti City Library45,974

16 Salem10,324 people 12.1 per resident Salem City Library130,254

17 Beaver3,681 people 11.6 per resident Beaver Public Library51,844

18 Kanab5,081 people 11.5 per resident Kanab City Library60,138

19 Brigham City19,992 people 10.9 per resident Brigham City Library217,132

20 Pleasant Grove37,852 people 10.5 per resident Pleasant Grove Public Library393,221

21 Smithfield14,408 people 10.4 per resident Smithfield Library152,770

22 Tremonton11,477 people 10.2 per resident Tremonton City Library126,369

23 Nephi6,885 people 9.6 per resident Nephi Public Library68,441

24 Lehi85,173 people 9.5 per resident Lehi City Public Library861,625

25 Saratoga Springs48,425 people 9.3 per resident Saratoga Springs Public Library490,914

26 Cedar City38,524 people 9.1 per resident Cedar City Public Library365,111

27 Payson23,039 people 7.9 per resident Payson City Library188,910

28 Logan54,907 people 7.7 per resident Logan Library426,010

29 Ephraim5,949 people 7.5 per resident Ephraim Public Library45,641

30 Murray50,188 people 7.1 per resident Murray Public Library353,221

31 Tooele38,405 people 7.1 per resident Tooele City Public Library280,649

32 Monroe2,616 people 6.9 per resident Monroe Public Library18,434

33 Santaquin16,436 people 6.4 per resident Santaquin City Library112,432

34 Price8,248 people 6.1 per resident Price City Library50,459

35 Eagle Mountain53,290 people 5.6 per resident Eagle Mountain Public Library319,496

36 Grantsville14,341 people 4.8 per resident Grantsville City Library72,618

37 Richfield8,224 people 3.6 per resident Richfield Public Library30,083

38 Parowan3,165 people 2.4 per resident Parowan Public Library7,700

How it works

How this ranking works

The UT list, with the map →

We rank every town by books, movies, e-books and other items the town’s public library lent in a year, per resident. The highest figure ranks #1. Each library reports its own yearly numbers to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (fiscal year 2024), and each town’s Library page shows how it compares with libraries of a similar size nationwide.

A town is ranked only when its library system serves that town alone, and the library’s own count of the people it serves is within 20% of the town’s population. Towns served by a county or regional system, or sharing a library with a neighbor, can’t be credited with the numbers, so they aren’t ranked. Libraries that didn’t respond to the survey aren’t ranked either. Vacation towns can rank high because summer residents and visitors use the library too.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Libraries: IMLS Public Libraries Survey. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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