Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Juliaetta’s library is a branch of Latah County District, which lends more per resident than 56% of systems its size
Juliaetta’s library is the Latah County District - Juliaetta, a branch of Latah County District, which serves 41,271 people and lent 250K items last year.
Juliaetta’s library, in brief
Open only about 18 hours a week
The Juliaetta branch keeps short hours: about 18 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Most programs are for young children
73% of the 401 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 4.5 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
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; Juliaetta’s library is a branch of Latah County District, so they cover the whole system (41,271 people), not just the Juliaetta branch.
What’s behind Juliaetta’s civic life grade
Juliaetta 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 5 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Latah County District serves 41,271 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 30 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Latah County District system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
250K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
73,717 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 6 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
Latah County District - Juliaetta, 205 Main St., Juliaetta.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Latah County District branch.
New in Juliaetta? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $2.22 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Juliaetta cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $3.8M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.7M 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 16,904 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Latah County District - Juliaetta is one branch of Latah County District, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 41,271 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 Juliaetta
Does Juliaetta have a public library?
Yes: Latah County District - Juliaetta, 205 Main St., is a branch of Latah County District, which serves 41,271 people. The branch is open about 18 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Latah County 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 Juliaetta’s library?
It logged 2.3 visits and lent 6.1 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Juliaetta’s civic life grade?
Juliaetta 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 Juliaetta.
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.