North Las Vegas Library District
North Las Vegas Library District is a library district based in North Las Vegas (Clark County), Nevada, serving a legal service area of 282,496 residents through three library buildings. Among profiled systems in Nevada, it ranks second for public computers and records the third-smallest decline in physical checkouts since FY 2019, but ranks last for operating spending per resident and last for print volumes per resident.
Among profiled systems serving 250,000 to 499,999 residents, it ranks tenth-lowest for physical checkouts per resident and tenth-lowest for program attendance per resident. Against the median system of its size class, it records only 36% of the paid staff per resident and only 42% of the visits per resident.
North Las Vegas against the 122 systems of its size class
North Las Vegas, building by building
The three buildings cover 39,400 square feet in total, 0.14 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Alexander Library at 16,400 square feet; the smallest is North Las Vegas Public Library at 7,000. The longest hours, 58.7 a week, are shared by two buildings.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Las Vegas Public Library | Central library | North Las Vegas | 36.2 | 7,000 |
| Alexander Library | Branch | North Las Vegas | 58.7 | 16,400 |
| Aliante Library | Branch | North Las Vegas | 58.7 | 16,000 |
North Las Vegas in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 264,712
- Physical checkouts
- 349,888
- …of children's materials
- 213,009
- Electronic checkouts
- 127,982
- …of e-books
- 113,326
- …of e-audio
- 11,448
- Registered users
- 68,780
- Program sessions
- 1,048
- Program attendance
- 27,141
- Print volumes
- 135,740
- Audio items (physical)
- 974
- Video items (physical)
- 9,582
- Public computers
- 366
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 7,983
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 32.0
- Operating spending
- $3.6 million
- …on books and other materials
- $168,776
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where North Las Vegas gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $5.5 million, or $19.62 per resident. The local-government share sits 21 percentage points above the combined share for the 21 profiled systems in Nevada. Federal money made up 2.0% of the total.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
North Las Vegas since FY 2019
Visits were 25% below the FY 2019 count of 352,413 (size-class median: −30%). Physical checkouts moved 9% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to North Las Vegas programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 70% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 26 people each.
Library districts of similar size in other states
All six of these systems record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Arapahoe Library District in Colorado.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield-Greene County Library District | Springfield, MO | 298,915 | 3.99 | 6.77 | $51.49 |
| Kitsap Regional Library | Bremerton, WA | 286,100 | 2.91 | 6.11 | $61.07 |
| North Central Regional Library | Wenatchee, WA | 280,865 | 2.33 | 2.60 | $58.44 |
| Arapahoe Library District | Englewood, CO | 277,382 | 5.02 | 9.28 | $155.44 |
| Mid-Columbia Libraries | Kennewick, WA | 272,954 | 1.86 | 5.48 | $33.77 |
| Yakima Valley Regional Library | Yakima, WA | 251,520 | 1.63 | 2.09 | $32.36 |
Nearest in size within Nevada
- Henderson District Public Libraries · Henderson · 341,980 residents
- Washoe County Library System · Reno · 508,759 residents
- Lyon County Library System · Yerington · 63,179 residents
- Mybrary · Elko · 59,314 residents