Wigwam Village #6 · Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainHolbrook’s library logs 6.3 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Holbrook Public Library serves Holbrook’s 4,901 residents. Last year it lent 21K books, movies and e-books and logged 31K visits.
The short version on Holbrook’s library
Programs lean toward adults
56% of the 298 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 119 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
A big collection for the borrowing it gets
Holbrook Public Library holds 75,000 books and other items, but the average item went out less than once last year. What people borrow ↓
Almost all the borrowing is off the shelf
Only 5% of loans are e-books, audiobooks or streaming, fewer per resident than at 83% of similar-size libraries. What people borrow ↓
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.
What’s behind Holbrook’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Holbrook is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #12 of 68 in Arizona. All three inputs are above most U.S. towns; library visits rank highest.
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 →
21 community nonprofits are registered in Holbrook
4.3 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (8 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
7.6%
7.6% of Holbrook’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 6.0% in the typical Arizona town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Holbrook’s residents live; 2022.
Every hour the doors are open, about 13 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Holbrook Public Library serves 4,901 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
21K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 75K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.3 time last year, on average.
1,116 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 2 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Holbrook last year.
2 places to borrow in Holbrook
Holbrook Public Library, 403 Park St., Holbrook.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Holbrook? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Other libraries in Holbrook
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.17 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Holbrook cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $348K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $408K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $348K 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 3,871 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
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 Holbrook
Does Holbrook have a public library?
Yes. Holbrook Public Library, 403 Park St., serves Holbrook’s 4,901 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 31 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Holbrook Public Library 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 Holbrook’s library?
It logged 6.3 visits and lent 4.3 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Holbrook’s civic life grade?
B+ Holbrook is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on civic life, #12 of 68 in Arizona. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Holbrook.
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.