Library · Wamsutter
Wamsutter Branch Library
Wamsutter’s library is the Wamsutter Branch Library, a branch of Sweetwater County Library System, open about 10 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Wamsutter’s branch belongs to Sweetwater County Library System, which serves 41,249 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wamsutter Branch Library
230 Tierney Lot 44, Wamsutter 82336
10 hrsopen a week
1,200sq 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 Sweetwater County Library System
158K
visits
3.8 per resident
242K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
651
programs & events
20K attended
34K
library cards
82% 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
3.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
82% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
242K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
651 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$77 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.2M.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.