Statistics

Jefferson County Public Library was established in 1952 and has since grown to become a technologically progressive and service-oriented library system, serving well over 530,000 residents.

Following 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, 2005.

Population of legal service area	535,837
Libraries	10 libraries plus a bookmobile and the Traveling Children's Library
Library cardholders	379,954
Library visitors last year	2.5 million
Total items checked out last year	5.6 million
Total holds last year	884,680
Online Library page views last year	2.5 million
Remote users of the Online Library last year	1.6 million
Programs and classes offered in 2005	3,300
Program attendance (children, teen and adult) in 2005	81,200
2005 Kids and Teen Summer Reading Club participants	22,500
Resource-sharing in 2005 Interlibrary loan Items loaned to other libraries Items borrowed from other libraries Prospector+ Items loaned to other libraries Items borrowed from other libraries	13,300 6,900 54,900 70,000
Hours open for service	21,356
Estimated number of hours worked by volunteers in 2005 (includes library, Friends of the Library, and Foundation volunteers) NOTE: Friends of the Library and Library Foundation volunteer hours coming soon.	6,400
Reference transactions in 2005 (online, phone and in-person)	432,300
Total collection holdings Print (books and bound serials) E-books Periodicals Databases Audio/visual (CDs, VHS, DVDs and audiobooks)	1.2 million 1,024,111 8,579 4,465 63 120,155
2004 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

Statistics - 2005