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, 2009.

Population of legal service area	548,557
Libraries	10 libraries plus a Bookmobile and the Traveling Children's Library
Library cardholders	311,408
Library visitors last year	2.9 million
Total items checked out last year	7.1 million
Online Library page views last year	More than 3.9 million
Remote users of the Online Library last year	2.8 million
Programs and classes offered in 2009	6,192
Program attendance (children, teen and adult) in 2009	137,620
2009 Summer Reading Club participants	25,000
Resource-sharing in 2009 Interlibrary loan and Prospector+ Items loaned to other libraries Items borrowed from other libraries	133,906 93,381
Hours open for service	27,143
Estimated number of hours worked by volunteers in 2009 (includes Library, Friends of the Library, and Foundation volunteers)	7,180
Reference transactions in 2009 (online, phone and in-person)	457,593
Total collection holdings Print (books and bound serials) E-books Periodicals Databases Audio/visual (CDs, VHS, DVDs and audiobooks)	1.3 million 1,065,523 6,200 4,050 84 196,831
2009 Budget	27,214,308, including operating and capital expenses
2008 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