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Historic Colorado Public Library Statistics

This tool allows for quick extraction of historical data from Colorado public libraries.
Notes: This process will not work if you select the same library from each grouping (alphabetic & population group). Not all statistics are available for all years.
Statistics not collected during the most current year will be grey

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LRS Data
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Choose the libraries:

Check here to see statistics for All Colorado Libraries

Or choose specific libraries by name...

 (click the letter group to select from a list of libraries beginning with that letter)
A-C↓ AGUILAR PUBLIC LIBRARY
AKRON PUBLIC LIBRARY
ALAMOSA/SOUTHERN PEAKS PUBLIC LIBRARY
ARAPAHOE LIBRARY DISTRICT
AURORA PUBLIC LIBRARY
BACA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BASALT REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
BERTHOUD PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY
BROOMFIELD/EISENHOWER PUBLIC LIBRARY
BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
CANON CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
CLEAR CREEK LIBRARY DISTRICT
CONEJOS COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
CORTEZ PUBLIC LIBRARY
COSTILLA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
COTOPAXI SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY
D-E↓ DACONO PUBLIC LIBRARY
DELTA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
DOLORES COUNTY SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIB / DOVE CREEK
DOLORES LIBRARY DISTRICT/MONTEZUMA COUNTY
DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES
DURANGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
EAGLE VALLEY LIBRARY DISTRICT
EAST CHEYENNE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
EAST MORGAN COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT/BRUSH
EAST ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT
Elbert County Library District
ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
ESTES VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
F-H↓ FLAGLER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
FLEMING COMMUNITY LIBRARY (SCHOOL/PUBLIC)
FORT COLLINS REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
FORT MORGAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOWLER PUBLIC LIBRARY
GARFIELD CO PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
GILPIN COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
GRAND COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
Gunnison County Public Library
HAXTUN PUBLIC LIBRARY
HINSDALE LIBRARY DISTRICT/LAKE CITY
HOLLY PUBLIC LIBRARY
HOLYOKE/HEGINBOTHAM LIBRARY
HUGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
I-L↓ IGNACIO LIBRARY DISTRICT
JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
John C. Fremont Library District (Florence)
JULESBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY
KIOWA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
LA JUNTA/WOODRUFF MEMORIAL LIBRARY
LA VETA REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LAKE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LAMAR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Las Animas-Bent County Library District
LIMON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
LITTLETON/BEMIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
LONGMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY
LOUISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LOVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
LYONS DEPOT LIBRARY
M-O↓ MANCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
MANITOU SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY
MANZANOLA SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIBRARY
MEEKER REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
MESA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
MINERAL COUNTY SCHOOL/REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOFFAT COUNTY LIBRARY
Montrose Regional Library District
NEDERLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY
NORTHEAST COLORADO BOOKMOBILE SERVICES
NORTHERN CHAFFEE COUNTY LIB DIST/BUENA VISTA
NUCLA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Ordway Combined Community Library
OURAY LIBRARY DISTRICT
P-R↓ PARK COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
PENROSE LIBRARY DISTRICT
PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT
PINE RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT/BAYFIELD
PITKIN COUNTY LIBRARY
PUEBLO CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
RAMPART LIBRARY DISTRICT/WOODLAND PARK/FLORISSANT
RANGELY REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
RANGEVIEW LIBRARY DISTRICT
RED FEATHER MOUNTAIN LIBRARY DISTRICT
RIDGWAY LIBRARY DISTRICT
RIO GRANDE LIBRARY DISTRICT
ROCKY FORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
S-T↓ SAGUACHE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
SAN MIGUEL LIBRARY DISTRICT # 1/TELLURIDE
SAN MIGUEL LIBRARY DISTRICT # 2/NORWOOD PL
SECURITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
SILVERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
SOUTH ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT
SOUTHERN CHAFFEE COUNTY REGIONAL LIB DIST/SALIDA
SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIB DIST
SPANISH PEAKS LIBRARY DISTRICT
STERLING PUBLIC LIBRARY
STRATTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
SUMMIT COUNTY LIBRARY
SWINK SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIBRARY
TRINIDAD/CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
U-Z↓ UPPER SAN JUAN LIBRARY DISTRICT
VAIL PUBLIC LIBRARY
WELD LIBRARY DISTRICT
WELLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
WEST CUSTER COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
WEST ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT/HAYDEN
WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
WETMORE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
WINDSOR-SEVERANCE LIBRARY DISTRICT
WRAY PUBLIC LIBRARY
YUMA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Or by population group

 (click the box next to the group to select all from that group, or click on the population group name to select individual libraries in the group)
100,000 and over↓ ARAPAHOE LIBRARY DISTRICT
AURORA PUBLIC LIBRARY
DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES
FORT COLLINS REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MESA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT
PUEBLO CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
RANGEVIEW LIBRARY DISTRICT
WELD LIBRARY DISTRICT
WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
25,000 - 99,999↓ BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY
BROOMFIELD/EISENHOWER PUBLIC LIBRARY
DELTA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
GARFIELD CO PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
LITTLETON/BEMIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
LONGMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY
LOVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Montrose Regional Library District
NORTHEAST COLORADO BOOKMOBILE SERVICES
SECURITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
10,000 - 24,999↓ CANON CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Elbert County Library District
FORT MORGAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
John C. Fremont Library District (Florence)
LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LAMAR PUBLIC LIBRARY
LOUISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOFFAT COUNTY LIBRARY
PARK COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
RAMPART LIBRARY DISTRICT/WOODLAND PARK/FLORISSANT
RIO GRANDE LIBRARY DISTRICT
STERLING PUBLIC LIBRARY
TRINIDAD/CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
UPPER SAN JUAN LIBRARY DISTRICT
WINDSOR-SEVERANCE LIBRARY DISTRICT
5,000 - 9,999↓ ALAMOSA/SOUTHERN PEAKS PUBLIC LIBRARY
BERTHOUD PUBLIC LIBRARY
CLEAR CREEK LIBRARY DISTRICT
CONEJOS COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
CORTEZ PUBLIC LIBRARY
EAST MORGAN COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT/BRUSH
GILPIN COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
IGNACIO LIBRARY DISTRICT
LA JUNTA/WOODRUFF MEMORIAL LIBRARY
LAKE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Las Animas-Bent County Library District
MANITOU SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY
NORTHERN CHAFFEE COUNTY LIB DIST/BUENA VISTA
Ordway Combined Community Library
PINE RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT/BAYFIELD
SAGUACHE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
SOUTHERN CHAFFEE COUNTY REGIONAL LIB DIST/SALIDA
SPANISH PEAKS LIBRARY DISTRICT
WELLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
2,500 - 4,999↓ BACA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
COSTILLA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
COTOPAXI SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY
DACONO PUBLIC LIBRARY
DOLORES LIBRARY DISTRICT/MONTEZUMA COUNTY
MANCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
MEEKER REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
PENROSE LIBRARY DISTRICT
RANGELY REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
RIDGWAY LIBRARY DISTRICT
ROCKY FORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
SOUTH ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT
SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIB DIST
WEST CUSTER COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
WEST ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT/HAYDEN
YUMA PUBLIC LIBRARY
1,000 - 2,499↓ AKRON PUBLIC LIBRARY
DOLORES COUNTY SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIB / DOVE CREEK
EAST CHEYENNE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
FLEMING COMMUNITY LIBRARY (SCHOOL/PUBLIC)
FOWLER PUBLIC LIBRARY
HAXTUN PUBLIC LIBRARY
HOLLY PUBLIC LIBRARY
HOLYOKE/HEGINBOTHAM LIBRARY
JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
JULESBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY
KIOWA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
LA VETA REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
LIMON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
LYONS DEPOT LIBRARY
MANZANOLA SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIBRARY
NEDERLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY
OURAY LIBRARY DISTRICT
RED FEATHER MOUNTAIN LIBRARY DISTRICT
SAN MIGUEL LIBRARY DISTRICT # 2/NORWOOD PL
SWINK SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIBRARY
WRAY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Under 1,000↓ AGUILAR PUBLIC LIBRARY
FLAGLER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
HINSDALE LIBRARY DISTRICT/LAKE CITY
HUGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
MINERAL COUNTY SCHOOL/REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
NUCLA PUBLIC LIBRARY
SILVERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
STRATTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
WETMORE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Resort Libraries↓ BASALT REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
DURANGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
EAGLE VALLEY LIBRARY DISTRICT
EAST ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT
ESTES VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
GRAND COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
Gunnison County Public Library
PITKIN COUNTY LIBRARY
SAN MIGUEL LIBRARY DISTRICT # 1/TELLURIDE
SUMMIT COUNTY LIBRARY
VAIL PUBLIC LIBRARY

Choose the Statistic(s):

With this section you can choose any number of statistics for which you would like to compare libraries. You will then be directed to a table with the statistics that you have selected. That table can then be copied and pasted into a spreadsheet (such as Excel).

 (click the box next to the group to select all from that group, or click on the statistical group name to select individual statistics in the group)

Address Information↓ Street Address
Mailing Address
City
Zip Code
4-Digit Zip
Phone Information↓ Telephone
Fax
Web Address
General Information↓ LSA Population
Director
Youth Services Contact
Legal Basis
LSA Registered Borrowers
Non-Resident Registered Borrowers
Central Library
Number of Branches
Number of Bookmobiles
Square Footage
Staffing Information↓ ALA-MLS Librarians (FTE)
Total Librarians (FTE)
Other Paid Staff (FTE)
Total Staff (FTE)
Computer and Networking↓ Users of Electronic Resources
Public Access Internet Computers
Public Access Computers
ADA-Compliant OPAC?
PACs with Access to Databases
PACs Dedicated to OPAC Access
Remote Access to OPAC?
Remote Access to Databases?
Local Automation System
Internet Service Provider
Fastest Connection Speed
Provide Wireless Access?
Page Views of Home Web Page
Type of Connection
Computer Access Information↓ Internet Access Policy
Minors' Access Policy?
Minors' E-mail Chat Policy?
Unauthorized Access Policy?
Minors' Personal Info Policy?
Minor Access to 'Harmful' Materials Policy?
Operating Income↓ City General Fund
County General Fund
City Sales Tax
County Sales Tax
City Mill Levy
County Mill Levy
District Mill Levy
Total Local Operating Revenue
Total State Operating Revenue
Total Federal Operating Revenue
Other Operating Income
Total Operating Revenue
Capital Revenue↓ Local Capital Revenue
State Capital Revenue
Federal Capital Revenue
Other Capital Revenue
Total Capital Revenue
Staff Expenditures↓ Staff Salaries
Benefits
Total Staff Expenditures
Materials and Resource Expenditures↓ Print Volumes
Subscriptions
Total Print Expenditures
E-Resources (digital)
Audio Books
Music
Other Audio
Total Audio
Videos/DVDs
Other Materials Expenditures
Total Other Materials Exp.
Total Collection Expenditures
Misc. and Total Expenditures↓ Miscellaneous Operating Expenditures
Total Operating Expenditures
Capital Expenditures
Expenditures on Professional Development
Collection↓ Volumes
E-Books
Audio Books
Music
Other Audio
Total Audio
Video
Subscriptions
Electronic Subscriptions
Electronic Databases
Percent non-English
Local Electronic Databases
State Electronic Databases
Other Electronic Databases
Circulation and Hours↓ Children's Circulation
Total Circulation
Annual Operating Hours
Evening & Weekend Hours
Annual Services↓ Visits
Reference Questions
ILLs Loaned
ILLs Borrowed
Programs↓ Children's Programs
Children's Program Attendance
YA Programs
YA Program Attendance
Adult Programs
Adult Program Attendance
Total Programs
Total Program Attendance
Challenges↓ Materials Challenges
Internet Challenges
Number of Challenged Titles
Summer Reading↓ Summer Reading Registrants
Summer Reading Completed
Director and Assistant Director Salaries↓ Director Annual Salary
Director Weekly Hours
MLS required - Director
Assistant Director Salary (high)
Assistant Director Weekly Hours (high)
Assistant Director Salary (low)
Assistant Director Weekly Hours (low)
MLS Required - Associate Director
Branch and Department Head Salaries↓ Dept Head Salary (high)
Branch Head Salary (high)
Dept Head Weekly Hours (high)
Branch Head Weekly Hours (high)
Dept Head Salary (low)
Branch Head Salary (low)
Branch Head Weekly Hours (low)
Dept Head weekly Hours (low)
MLS Required - Dept. Head
Manager or Supervisor Salary (high)
Manager or Supervisor Weekly Hours (high)
Manager or Supervisor Salary (low)
Manager or Supervisor Weekly Hours (low)
MLS Required - Manager/Supervisor
Librarian Salaries↓ Non-Supervising Librarian Salary (high)
Non-Supervising Librarian Weekly Hours (high)
Non-Supervising Librarian Salary (low)
Non-Supervising Librarian Weekly Hours (low)
MLS Required - Librarian
Youth Services Librarian Salary (high)
Youth Services Librarian Weekly Hours (high)
Youth Services Librarian Salary (low)
Youth Services Librarian Weekly Hours (low)
Reference/Adult Services Salary (high)
Reference/Adult Services Weekly Hours (high)
Reference/Adult Services Salary (low)
Reference/Adult Services Weekly Hours (low)
Starting Librarian Salary (high)
Starting Librarian Weekly Hours (high)
Starting Librarian Salary (low)
Starting Librarian Weekly Hours (low)
Other Staff Wages↓ Library Assistant (high)
Library Assistant (low)
Library Clerk Hourly (high)
Library Clerk Hourly (low)
Page/Shelver (high)
Page/Shelver (low)
Custodian (high)
Custodian (low)
Input Measures↓ Staff per 1000 Served
Staff per 10000 Circulation
Staff per 1000 Reference Transactions
Print Volumes per Capita
Subscriptions per 1000 Served
Videos per 1000 Served
Audio Books per 1000 Served
Music Items per 1000 Served
E-books per 1000 Served
Electronic Subscriptions per 1000 Served
Electronic Databases per 1000 Served
Public Access Computers per 1,000 Served
Output Measures↓ Registration as Percent of Population
Library Visits per Capita
Circulation per Capita
Reference Questions per Capita
Eve & Weekend Hours as Percent of Hours Open
Turnover Rate (Physical Collection)
Program Attendance per 1000 Served
Funding Measures↓ Staff Expenditures per Capita
Materials Expenditures per Capita
Other Expenditures per Capita
Total Expenditures per Capita
Local Income per Capita
Staff Expenditures as Percent of Total Operating Expenditures
Materials Expenditures as Percent of Total Operating Expenditures
Friends Groups and Foundation and Trustee Information↓ Friends Group?
Number of Friends Group Members
Friends Group President/Chair
Library Foundation?
Number of Foundation Members
Foundation President/Chair
Chair of Trustees
Trustee Chair Term Expires
Administrative FSCS Codes↓ FSCS ID
FSCS Name
FSCS ILL Code
FSCS Admin Structure
FSCS Pub Lib


Choose the Profile Statistic:

This section mimics the Peer Library Profiles that LRS has traditionally provided, with the advantage that now you can choose your peers. After selecting the appropriate libraries above, select a statistic from the drop-down list to view a bar chart.

Please note: With Resort Libraries, it is generally more useful to use per visit statistics than to use per capita measures. Per visit statistics better suited to resort libraries are at the bottom of this drop-down list. FSCS data is available for all resort statistics.



Choose Key Statistics for Trustees:

This section provides ready access to selected statistics which best summarize the general health of a public library. These key statistics should be of particular interest to public library trustees who are interested in assessing the status of their library in relation to other Colorado public libraries. The five statistics in this group are total staff per 1,000 served, total operating expenditures per capita, library visits per capita, circulation per capita, and program attendance per 1,000 served. Why these statistics?




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