Photo: G. Thomas at English Wikipedia · Public domainAbiquiu’s library runs 906 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center serves 181 people in and around Abiquiu. Last year it lent 892 books, movies and e-books and logged 2,095 visits.
Abiquiu’s library, in brief
More library cards than residents
2,292 cards for 181 people. Cards held by people from outside the service area count too, so the total can pass the population. At the typical library serving under 2,500 people, it’s 54%. How it compares ↓
15 times the programs of a typical library its size
Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center ran 164 programs last year, about 3 a week. That’s 906 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. People show up: 942 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
53% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 12%. What your card is worth ↓
Visits are the system’s strong suit
Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center logs 12 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, more than 92% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 4.9 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
A well-funded system
Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center spends $188 per resident a year, about four times the typical $54 for a library its size. 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; Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center serves 181 people in and around Abiquiu, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Abiquiu’s civic life grade
Abiquiu 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 →
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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 7 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center serves 181 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
892 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center, County Rd. #187 Building #29, Abiquiu.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center branch.
New in Abiquiu? 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 Abiquiu cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $34K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $23K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $34K 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 2,292 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center serves 181 people in and around Abiquiu, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Abiquiu.
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 Abiquiu
Does Abiquiu have a public library?
Yes. Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center, County Rd. #187 Building #29, serves 181 people in and around Abiquiu (the survey’s count) and is open about 24 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Pueblo De Abiquiu Library & Cultural Center 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 Abiquiu’s library?
It logged 11.6 visits and lent 4.9 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Abiquiu’s civic life grade?
Abiquiu 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 Abiquiu.
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.