Library · Chugwater
Chugwater Branch Library
Chugwater’s library is the Chugwater Branch Library, a branch of Platte County Library System, open about 9 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chugwater’s branch belongs to Platte County Library System, which serves 8,546 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chugwater Branch Library
301 2nd St., Chugwater 82201
9 hrsopen a week
534sq 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 Platte County Library System
14K
visits
1.6 per resident
75K
loans, print + digital
8.8 per resident
216
programs & events
9,657 attended
5,966
library cards
70% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
5.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
75K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming59%
Who the programs are for
216 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 $348K.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.