Natrona County Library System
Natrona County Library System is a county public library system based in Casper (Natrona County), Wyoming, serving a legal service area of 79,941 residents through two library buildings and one bookmobile. Among profiled systems in Wyoming, it ranks first for total visits, second for population served, second for physical checkouts and second for electronic checkouts, but ranks last for library floor space per resident and second-lowest for print volumes per resident.
Against the median system of its size class, it records 87% more visits per resident and 51% more physical checkouts per resident.
Natrona County against the 559 systems of its size class
Natrona County since FY 2019
Visits were 5% above the FY 2019 count of 322,975 (size-class median: −29%). Physical checkouts moved 23% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Natrona County programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 75% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 30 people each.
Natrona County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 338,565
- Physical checkouts
- 410,272
- …of children's materials
- 178,791
- Electronic checkouts
- 166,153
- …of e-books
- 63,099
- …of e-audio
- 86,651
- Registered users
- 23,960
- Program sessions
- 1,062
- Program attendance
- 32,204
- Print volumes
- 141,241
- Audio items (physical)
- 5,600
- Video items (physical)
- 26,237
- Public computers
- 39
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 5,156
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 35.0
- Operating spending
- $3.5 million
- …on books and other materials
- $344,111
- Overdue fines on print items
- not charged
Where Natrona County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $3.4 million, or $42.60 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 22 profiled systems in Wyoming. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Natrona County, building by building
The two buildings cover 36,112 square feet in total, 0.45 square feet per resident against a median of 0.62 for the size class. The largest building is Natrona County Public Library at 32,682 square feet; the smallest is Mj Davis Memorial Library at 3,430. The longest hours are at Natrona County Public Library, 58.5 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrona County Public Library | Central library | Casper | 58.5 | 32,682 |
| Mj Davis Memorial Library | Branch | Edgerton | 18 | 3,430 |
| Natrona County Public Library-Bookmobile | Bookmobile | Casper | 28 |
County libraries of similar size in other states
None of these six systems records more visits per resident than this one. None of them matches this system's checkouts per resident.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County Public Library | Lenoir, NC | 81,926 | 1.34 | 3.23 | $19.52 |
| Chatham County Public Libraries | Pittsboro, NC | 81,248 | 1.04 | 2.86 | $26.49 |
| Bedford Public Library System | Bedford, VA | 79,865 | 2.45 | 4.57 | $28.97 |
| White County Regional Library System | Searcy, AR | 79,091 | 2.45 | 3.16 | $23.59 |
| Wilson County Public Library | Wilson, NC | 78,792 | 1.56 | 2.65 | $31.22 |
| Oconee County Public Library | Walhalla, SC | 78,607 | 1.88 | 3.31 | $22.34 |
Nearest in size within Wyoming
- Laramie County Library System · Cheyenne · 100,984 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