Library · Colfax
Colfax Library
Colfax’s library is the Colfax Library, a branch of Whitman County Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Colfax’s branch belongs to Whitman County Library, which serves 15,070 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Colfax Library
102 S. Main, Colfax 99111
46 hrsopen a week
12,000sq 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 Whitman County Library
43K
visits
2.8 per resident
96K
loans, print + digital
6.4 per resident
2,958
programs & events
27K attended
10K
library cards
68% 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
68% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
96K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming43%
Who the programs are for
2,958 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$88 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 94%Federal 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.