Truchas’ library runs 642 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Truchas Community Library serves 467 people in and around Truchas. Last year it lent 435 books, movies and e-books and logged 2,330 visits.
Truchas’s library, in brief
More library cards than residents
726 cards for 467 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 ↓
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
64% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 11%. What your card is worth ↓
11 times the programs of a typical library its size
Truchas Community Library ran 300 programs last year, about 6 a week. That’s 642 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. People show up: 1,575 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Open only about 22 hours a week
The Truchas branch keeps short hours: about 22 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 69% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is lower than at 72% of similar-size libraries, so the high share mostly reflects light borrowing by adults. 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; Truchas Community Library serves 467 people in and around Truchas, 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 Truchas’ civic life grade
Truchas 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 5 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Truchas Community Library serves 467 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at Truchas Community Library
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Truchas Community Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
435 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Find it
Truchas Community Library, 60 County Road 75, Truchas.
No late fees. Good at every Truchas Community Library branch.
New in Truchas? 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 Truchas cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $67K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $23K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $67K 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 726 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truchas | Truchas Community Library fine-free | — | 22 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Cordova | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Truchas Community Library serves 467 people in and around Truchas, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Truchas.
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 Truchas
Does Truchas have a public library?
Yes. Truchas Community Library, 60 County Road 75, serves 467 people in and around Truchas (the survey’s count) and is open about 22 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Truchas Community Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Truchas’ library?
It logged 5.0 visits and lent 0.9 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Truchas’ civic life grade?
Truchas 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 Truchas.
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.