Villanueva’s library runs 657 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
David F. Cargo Villanueva Library serves Villanueva’s 207 residents. Last year it lent 722 books, movies and e-books and logged 524 visits.
Villanueva’s library, in brief
11 times the programs of a typical library its size
David F. Cargo Villanueva Library ran 136 programs last year, about 3 a week. That’s 657 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. People show up: 1,678 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
51% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 0%. What your card is worth ↓
Well funded, but lightly used
David F. Cargo Villanueva Library spends $133 per resident, more than 91% of similar-size libraries. Use doesn’t match: visits per resident are lower than at 65% of them. What your card is worth ↓
Nearly everyone in Villanueva has a card
204 cards for 207 people, or 99%. At the typical library serving under 2,500 people, it’s 54%. How it compares ↓
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 75% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is higher than at 57% 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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Villanueva’s civic life grade
Villanueva 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, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
David F. Cargo Villanueva Library serves 207 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at David F. Cargo Villanueva Library
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
722 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 8,711 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.1 time last year, on average.
267 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
David F. Cargo Villanueva Library, 11 Los Pueblos Road, Villanueva.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Villanueva? 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 $1.01 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Villanueva cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $28K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $28K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $28K 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 204 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 Villanueva
Does Villanueva have a public library?
Yes. David F. Cargo Villanueva Library, 11 Los Pueblos Road, serves Villanueva’s 207 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 25 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is David F. Cargo Villanueva 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 Villanueva’s library?
It logged 2.5 visits and lent 3.5 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Villanueva’s civic life grade?
Villanueva 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 Villanueva.
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.