Clay Springs’ library is a branch of Navajo County Library District, which lends less per resident than 99% of systems its size
Clay Springs’s library is the Clay Springs Public Library, a branch of Navajo County Library District, which serves 110,846 people and lent 47K items last year.
The short version on Clay Springs’s library
The Navajo County Library District system is used less than most libraries its size
The Navajo County Library District system records 0.1 visits per resident, against a typical 2.1 for libraries serving 100,000+ people. Borrowing is 0.2 print items per resident, against a typical 3.2. It also spends less than most: $8 per resident, against a typical $36. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
The Navajo County Library District system offered 313 programs last year, 2.8 per 1,000 residents against a typical 9. Kids & programs ↓
Open only about 19 hours a week
The Clay Springs branch keeps short hours: about 19 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
46% of borrowing happens on a screen
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 46% of loans. That’s partly because print borrowing is low: digital loans per resident are below typical too. What people borrow ↓
Runs on less money than most
The Navajo County Library District system spends $8 per resident, less than 98% of similar-size libraries (typical: $36). What your card is worth ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Clay Springs’s library is a branch of Navajo County Library District, so they cover the whole system (110,846 people), not just the Clay Springs branch.
What’s behind Clay Springs’ civic life grade
Clay Springs isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
46% of borrowing is digital
47K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
21,517 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 100,000+ people across the U.S.
Navajo County Library District serves 110,846 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 100,000+.
Every hour the doors are open, about 6 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Navajo County Library District system. The library’s own count.
About 2 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Clay Springs Public Library, 2106 Granite Rd, Clay Springs.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Navajo County Library District branch.
New in Clay Springs? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Clay Springs cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $867K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $856K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $867K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 3,562 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Clay Springs Public Library is one branch of Navajo County Library District, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 110,846 people it serves.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Clay Springs
Does Clay Springs have a public library?
Yes: Clay Springs Public Library, 2106 Granite Rd, is a branch of Navajo County Library District, which serves 110,846 people. The branch is open about 19 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Navajo County Library District fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Clay Springs’ library?
It logged 0.1 visits and lent 0.4 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.1 visits for libraries serving 100,000+ people.
What is Clay Springs’ civic life grade?
Clay Springs isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Clay Springs.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.