Library · Thermopolis
Hot Springs County Library
Thermopolis’s library is the Hot Springs County Library, a branch of Hot Springs County Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Thermopolis’s branch belongs to Hot Springs County Library, which serves 4,661 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hot Springs County Library
344 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis 82443
52 hrsopen a week
12,375sq 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 Hot Springs County Library
9,438
visits
2.0 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
5.7 per resident
52
programs & events
812 attended
5,442
library cards
100% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
52 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 $177K.
Local 100%Gifts & other 0%
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.