Library · Powell
Powell Branch Library
Powell’s library is the Powell Branch Library, a branch of Park County Library System, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Powell’s branch belongs to Park County Library System, which serves 30,735 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Powell Branch Library
655 E. 5th Street, Powell 82435
45 hrsopen a week
4,900sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Park County Library System
187K
visits
6.1 per resident
383K
loans, print + digital
12.4 per resident
1,781
programs & events
35K attended
14K
library cards
46% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
6.1 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.2 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
383K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
1,781 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$60 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.