Laramie County Library System
Laramie County Library System is a county public library system based in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming, serving a legal service area of 100,984 residents through three library buildings and one bookmobile. Among the 22 profiled systems in Wyoming, it leads on population served, physical checkouts, operating spending and program attendance.
Against the median system of its size class, it records 2.7 times the public computers per resident and 2.1 times the operating spending per resident.
Laramie County against the 360 systems of its size class
Laramie County, building by building
The three buildings cover 110,500 square feet in total, 1.09 square feet per resident against a median of 0.51 for the size class. The largest building is Laramie County Library System at 103,000 square feet; the smallest is Pine Bluffs Branch Library at 3,000. The longest hours are at Laramie County Library System, 64 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie County Library System | Central library | Cheyenne | 64 | 103,000 |
| Burns Branch Library | Branch | Burns | 26.5 | 4,500 |
| Pine Bluffs Branch Library | Branch | Pine Bluffs | 28.5 | 3,000 |
| Laramie County Library System-Bookmobile | Bookmobile | Cheyenne | 8.2 |
Laramie County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 319,878
- Physical checkouts
- 451,264
- …of children's materials
- 229,389
- Electronic checkouts
- 227,265
- …of e-books
- 87,082
- …of e-audio
- 112,474
- Registered users
- 68,968
- Program sessions
- 1,454
- Program attendance
- 43,861
- Print volumes
- 219,675
- Audio items (physical)
- 17,075
- Video items (physical)
- 12,710
- Public computers
- 157
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 6,517
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 67.1
- Operating spending
- $7.2 million
- …on books and other materials
- $370,383
- Overdue fines on print items
- not charged
Where Laramie County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $8.8 million, or $87.55 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 22 profiled systems in Wyoming.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Laramie County since FY 2019
Visits were 11% below the FY 2019 count of 361,234 (size-class median: −29%). Physical checkouts moved 19% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Laramie County programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 86% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 30 people each.
County libraries of similar size in other states
Of these six systems, one records more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Mansfield-Richland County Public Library in Ohio.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County District Library | Lancaster, OH | 103,051 | 1.83 | 7.00 | $43.93 |
| Garland County Library | Hot Springs, AR | 100,180 | 2.91 | 4.94 | $38.74 |
| Nevada County Library | Nevada City, CA | 100,177 | 1.57 | 4.17 | $80.93 |
| Sutter County Library | Yuba City, CA | 100,110 | 1.00 | 2.43 | $16.25 |
| Jackson-Madison County Library | Jackson, TN | 99,193 | 1.72 | 2.97 | $16.85 |
| Mansfield-Richland County Public Library | Mansfield, OH | 99,110 | 5.19 | 12.06 | $129.34 |
Nearest in size within Wyoming
- Natrona County Library System · Casper · 79,941 residents
- Campbell County Public Library System · Gillette · 47,498 residents
- Fremont County Library System · Lander · 39,815 residents
- Albany County Public Library · Laramie · 38,257 residents