Yavapai County Free Library District
Yavapai County Free Library District is a county public library system based in Prescott (Yavapai County), Arizona, serving a legal service area of 251,768 residents through 15 library buildings. Among profiled systems serving 250,000 to 499,999 residents, it ranks second-lowest for print volumes per resident, second-lowest for library floor space per resident and fourth-lowest for visits per resident.
Among the 59 profiled systems in Arizona, it ranks fourth for number of library buildings and eighth for population served. Against the median system of its size class, it records only 21% of the physical checkouts per resident and only 38% of the operating spending per resident.
Yavapai County against the 122 systems of its size class
Yavapai County, building by building
The 15 buildings cover 33,659 square feet in total, 0.13 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Bagdad Public Library at 4,735 square feet; the smallest is Crown King Public Library at 160. The longest hours are at Black Canyon City Community Library, 45.5 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Fork Public Library | Branch | Ash Fork | 33 | 2,410 |
| Bagdad Public Library | Branch | Bagdad | 37.1 | 4,735 |
| Beaver Creek Public School Library | Branch | Rimrock | 40 | 1,510 |
| Black Canyon City Community Library | Branch | Black Canyon City | 45.5 | 4,282 |
| Clark Memorial Library | Branch | Clarkdale | 21.8 | 3,170 |
| Congress Public Library | Branch | Congress | 27.4 | 2,030 |
| Cordes Lakes Public Library | Branch | Mayer | 39.1 | 2,520 |
| Crown King Public Library | Branch | Crown King | 16.4 | 160 |
| Dewey-Humboldt Town Library | Branch | Humboldt | 37.2 | 2,600 |
| Mayer Public Library | Branch | Mayer | 38.5 | 2,596 |
| Paulden Public Library | Branch | Paulden | 40.3 | 1,780 |
| Seligman Public Library | Branch | Seligman | 32.8 | 1,514 |
| Spring Valley Library | Branch | Mayer | 34.8 | 1,440 |
| Wilhoit Public Library | Branch | Wilhoit | 23.1 | 552 |
| Yarnell Public Library | Branch | Yarnell | 38.2 | 2,360 |
Yavapai County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 115,899
- Physical checkouts
- 183,425
- …of children's materials
- 46,911
- Registered users
- 9,473
- Program sessions
- 3,205
- Program attendance
- 27,143
- Print volumes
- 78,926
- Audio items (physical)
- 3,280
- Video items (physical)
- 37,522
- Public computers
- 98
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 26,268
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 32.4
- Operating spending
- $3.5 million
- …on books and other materials
- $142,247
- Overdue fines on print items
- not charged
Where Yavapai County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $3.8 million, or $15.23 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 53 profiled systems in Arizona.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Yavapai County since FY 2019
Visits were 22% below the FY 2019 count of 148,408 (size-class median: −30%). Physical checkouts moved 20% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Yavapai County programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 37% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 8 people each.
County libraries 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 Washington County Library in Minnesota.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Public Library | Monroe, NC | 257,682 | 1.41 | 3.19 | $25.20 |
| Henry County Library System | McDonough, GA | 257,669 | 0.76 | 1.28 | $13.93 |
| Washington County Library | Woodbury, MN | 257,137 | 2.66 | 6.81 | $37.83 |
| Lafayette Public Library | Lafayette, LA | 254,241 | 2.98 | 5.39 | $44.16 |
| Ventura County Library | Ventura, CA | 244,172 | 1.25 | 2.48 | $52.64 |
| Cabarrus County Public Library | Concord, NC | 242,880 | 1.34 | 3.31 | $21.10 |
Nearest in size within Arizona
- Scottsdale Public Library · Scottsdale · 249,935 residents
- Glendale Public Library · Glendale · 260,878 residents
- Mohave County Library District · Kingman · 228,107 residents
- Chandler Public Library · Chandler · 286,342 residents