Library · Saratoga
Saratoga Library
Saratoga’s library is the Saratoga Library, a branch of Carbon County Library System, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Saratoga’s branch belongs to Carbon County Library System, which serves 14,334 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Saratoga Library
503 W Elm St., Saratoga 82331
30 hrsopen a week
4,500sq 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 Carbon County Library System
45K
visits
3.2 per resident
62K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
1,300
programs & events
8,566 attended
5,992
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
3.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 66% 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
62K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
1,300 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $545K.
Local 84%Gifts & other 16%
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.