Community Library Network
Community Library Network is a library district based in Post Falls (Kootenai County), Idaho, serving a legal service area of 136,100 residents through seven library buildings and one bookmobile. Among profiled systems in Idaho, it ranks first for public computers, third for population served, third for total visits and third for physical checkouts.
Against the median system of its size class, it records 2.5 times the physical checkouts per resident and 86% more public computers per resident.
Community Library Network against the 360 systems of its size class
Community Library Network, building by building
The seven buildings cover 58,827 square feet in total, 0.43 square feet per resident against a median of 0.51 for the size class. The largest building is Community Library Network-Post Falls at 21,886 square feet; the smallest is Community Library Network-Harrison at 1,512. The longest hours are at Community Library Network-Post Falls, 60 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Library Network-Athol | Branch | Athol | 31 | 3,065 |
| Community Library Network-Harrison | Branch | Harrison | 29 | 1,512 |
| Community Library Network-Hayden | Branch | Hayden | 59 | 20,498 |
| Community Library Network-Pinehurst | Branch | Pinehurst | 36 | 3,218 |
| Community Library Network-Post Falls | Branch | Post Falls | 60 | 21,886 |
| Community Library Network-Rathdrum | Branch | Rathdrum | 46 | 5,398 |
| Community Library Network-Spirit Lake | Branch | Spirit Lake | 31 | 3,250 |
| Community Library Network-Bookmobile | Bookmobile | Hayden | 40 |
Community Library Network in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 365,476
- Physical checkouts
- 1,048,737
- …of children's materials
- 296,322
- Electronic checkouts
- 162,727
- …of e-books
- 72,931
- …of e-audio
- 87,807
- Registered users
- 46,693
- Program sessions
- 1,868
- Program attendance
- 38,816
- Print volumes
- 186,330
- Audio items (physical)
- 8,860
- Video items (physical)
- 19,281
- Public computers
- 144
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 17,264
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 63.2
- Operating spending
- $5.9 million
- …on books and other materials
- $369,079
- Overdue fines on print items
- not charged
Where Community Library Network gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $5.6 million, or $40.94 per resident. The local-government share sits 5 percentage points above the combined share for the 103 profiled systems in Idaho. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Community Library Network since FY 2019
Visits were 34% below the FY 2019 count of 552,990 (size-class median: −29%). Physical checkouts moved 17% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Community Library Network programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 78% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 21 people each.
Library districts of similar size in other states
Of these six systems, four record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Schaumburg Township District Library in Illinois.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County Public Library District | Burlington, KY | 140,496 | 3.29 | 6.26 | $64.82 |
| Monroe County Public Library | Bloomington, IN | 139,718 | 4.09 | 9.57 | $80.95 |
| Finkelstein Memorial Library | Spring Valley, NY | 135,449 | 1.24 | 4.34 | $63.30 |
| Jefferson County Library District | High Ridge, MO | 135,409 | 1.73 | 2.61 | $33.88 |
| Boulder Public Library District | Boulder, CO | 133,697 | 4.68 | 7.70 | $212.57 |
| Schaumburg Township District Library | Schaumburg, IL | 130,345 | 4.16 | 12.89 | $115.96 |
Nearest in size within Idaho
- Meridian District · Meridian · 147,406 residents
- Nampa Public · Nampa · 115,008 residents
- Boise Public Library · Boise · 243,657 residents
- Caldwell Public · Caldwell · 70,901 residents