Lemhi Pass · Photo: United States Forest Service · Public domainLeadore’s library is a branch of Lemhi County District, which lends less per resident than 56% of systems its size
Leadore’s library is the Lemhi County District - Leadore Community, a branch of Lemhi County District, which serves 8,265 people and lent 50K items last year.
What Leadore’s library is like
Most programs are for young children
80% of the 287 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 2.5 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
44% of borrowing happens on a screen
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 44% of loans, more per resident than at 86% of similar-size libraries. Print still makes up 56%, much of it kids’ books. What people borrow ↓
Open only about 22 hours a week
The Leadore branch keeps short hours: about 22 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
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; Leadore’s library is a branch of Lemhi County District, so they cover the whole system (8,265 people), not just the Leadore branch.
What’s behind Leadore’s civic life grade
Leadore 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 →
44% of borrowing is digital
50K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
21,678 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
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.
Lemhi County District serves 8,265 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 15 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Lemhi County District system. The library’s own count.
About 4 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
Lemhi County District - Leadore Community, 202 S Railroad St., Leadore.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Lemhi County District branch.
New in Leadore? 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 $2.39 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Leadore cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $374K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $896K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $374K 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 4,480 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Lemhi County District - Leadore Community is one branch of Lemhi County District, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 8,265 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 Leadore
Does Leadore have a public library?
Yes: Lemhi County District - Leadore Community, 202 S Railroad St., is a branch of Lemhi County District, which serves 8,265 people. The branch is open about 22 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Lemhi 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 Leadore’s library?
It logged 5.8 visits and lent 6.0 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Leadore’s civic life grade?
Leadore 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 Leadore.
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.