Statistics

Jefferson County Public Library was established in 1952 and has since grown to become a technologically progressive and service-oriented library system, serving more than 548,000 people.

Below is a snapshot of various annual statistics, offering a quick review of library use, operations and programs.

If you have questions or would like to request additional information, please contact the Public Information Office.

These statistics are updated at the end of March each year. All figures accurate as of Dec. 31, 2010.

Population of legal service area	548,557
Libraries	10 libraries plus a Bookmobile, eTrain mobile computer training lab and the Traveling Children's Library
Library cardholders	290,485
Library visitors last year	3.0 million
Total items checked out last year	7.5 million
Online Library page views last year	More than 4.8 million
Remote users of the Online Library last year	3.3 million
Programs and classes offered in 2010	6,706
Program attendance (children, teen and adult) in 2010	137,435
2010 Summer Reading Club participants	26,135
Resource-sharing in 2010 Interlibrary loan and Prospector+ Items loaned to other libraries Items borrowed from other libraries	151,994 94,183
Hours open for service	28,172
Estimated number of hours worked by volunteers in 2010 (includes Library, Friends of the Library, and Foundation volunteers)	8,092
Reference transactions in 2010 (online, phone and in-person)	376,488
Total collection holdings Print (books and other printed materials) E-books Periodicals Databases Audio/visual (CDs, VHS, DVDs and audiobooks) eBooks	1.3 million 1,121,962 4,167 3,424 84 194,925
2010 Budget	26,509,412 including operating and debt service expenses
2010 Colorado metro public library report	Selected statistics of 19 Colorado public libraries with operating expenditures greater than $1,000,000

Statistics for previous years: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009