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Public libraries in Colorado

112 public libraries in Colorado, 22nd among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Denver Public LibraryDenverDenver113
High Plains Library DistrictGreeleyWeld110
Douglas County LibrariesCastle RockDouglas54
Arapahoe Library DistrictEnglewoodArapahoe43.75
Rangeview Library DistrictThorntonAdams40
Jefferson County Public LibraryLakewoodJefferson36.5
Boulder Public Library DistrictBoulderBoulder32
Pueblo City-County Library DistrictPuebloPueblo32
Loveland Public LibraryLovelandLarimer26.88
Garfield County Public Library DistrictRifleGarfield21
Pikes Peak Library DistrictColorado SpringsEl Paso19
Montrose Regional Library DistrictMontroseMontrose18.1
Aurora Public LibraryAuroraArapahoe18
Pitkin County LibraryAspenPitkin17.7
Mesa County Public Library DistrictGrand JunctionMesa17
Southern Chaffee County Regional Lib Dist/SalidaSalidaChaffee16
Summit County LibraryFriscoSummit15.95
Westminster Public LibraryWestminsterAdams15.1
Broomfield/Eisenhower Public LibraryBroomfieldBroomfield15
Eagle Valley Library DistrictEagleEagle15
Poudre River Public Library DistrictFort CollinsLarimer14
Grand County Library DistrictGranbyGrand12
Longmont Public LibraryLongmontBoulder12
Security Public LibrarySecurityEl Paso12
Littleton/Bemis Public LibraryLittletonArapahoe11.5
Estes Valley Public Library DistrictEstes ParkLarimer9.1
Clearview Library DistrictWindsorWeld9
Englewood Public LibraryEnglewoodArapahoe8
Lake County Public LibraryLeadvilleLake8
Louisville Public LibraryLouisvilleBoulder8
Rio Grande County Library DistrictMonte VistaRio Grande8
Lafayette Public LibraryLafayetteBoulder7.75
Clear Creek County Library DistrictGeorgetownClear Creek7.4
Durango Public LibraryDurangoLa Plata7
Elbert County Library DistrictElizabethElbert6.8
East Routt Library DistrictSteamboat SpringsRoutt6
Pine River Public Library District/BayfieldBayfieldLa Plata5.75
Basalt Regional Library DistrictBasaltEagle5
East Morgan County Library District/BrushBrushMorgan5
Fort Morgan Public LibraryFort MorganMorgan5
San Miguel Library District # 1 (Telluride)TellurideSan Miguel5
Sterling Public LibrarySterlingLogan5
Delta County Public Library DistrictHotchkissDelta4.6
Upper San Juan Library DistrictPagosa SpringsArchuleta4.5
Rampart Regional Library DistrictWoodland ParkTeller4
Red Feather Mountain Library DistrictRed Feather LakesLarimer3.8
Park County Public LibraryFairplayPark3.75
Wellington Public LibraryWellingtonLarimer3.75
John C. Fremont Library District (Florence)FlorenceFremont3.7
Gilpin County Library DistrictBlack HawkGilpin3.68
Rocky Ford Public LibraryRocky FordOtero3.65
Wray Public LibraryWrayYuma3.5
Mancos Library DistrictMancosMontezuma3.45
La Veta Regional Library DistrictLa VetaHuerfano3.4
Trinidad Carnegie Public LibraryTrinidadLas Animas3.2
Alamosa Public LibraryAlamosaAlamosa3
Baca County LibrarySpringfieldBaca3
Canon City Public LibraryCanon CityFremont3
Northern Chaffee County Library District (Buena Vista)Buena VistaChaffee3
Ridgway Public Library DistrictRidgwayOuray3
Spanish Peaks Library DistrictWalsenburgHuerfano3
Lyons Regional Library DistrictLyonsBoulder2.87
Southern Teller County School/Public Lib DistCripple CreekTeller2.8
Yuma Public LibraryYumaYuma2.75
Northern Saguache County Library DistrictSaguacheSaguache2.5
Rangely Regional Library DistrictRangelyRio Blanco2.33
Berthoud Community Library DistrictBerthoudLarimer2
Cortez Public LibraryCortezMontezuma2
Ignacio Community Library DistrictIgnacioLa Plata2
Lamar Public LibraryLamarProwers2
Lone Cone Library District (Norwood)NorwoodSan Miguel2
Moffat County LibraryCraigMoffat2
Nederland Community Library DistrictNederlandBoulder2
Penrose Community Library DistrictPenroseFremont2
Southwest La Plata Library DistrictDurangoLa Plata2
Vail Public LibraryVailEagle2
Burlington Public LibraryBurlingtonKit Carson1.75
East Cheyenne County Library DistrictCheyenne WellsCheyenne1.67
Kiowa County Public Library DistrictEadsKiowa1.6
West Custer County Library DistrictWestcliffeCuster1.6
Gunnison County Library DistrictGunnisonGunnison1.5
Ouray Library DistrictOurayOuray1.5
Mineral County School/Regional Public LibraryCreedeMineral1.14
Dolores County School/Public Library (Dove Creek)Dove CreekDolores1.13
Akron Public LibraryAkronWashington1
Conejos County Library DistrictLa JaraConejos1
Haxtun Public LibraryHaxtunPhillips1
Hinsdale Library District/Lake CityLake CityHinsdale1
Holyoke/Heginbotham LibraryHolyokePhillips1
Jackson County Public LibraryWaldenJackson1
Julesburg Public LibraryJulesburgSedgwick1
La Junta/Woodruff Memorial LibraryLa JuntaOtero1
Las Animas-Bent County Library DistrictLas AnimasBent1
Limon Memorial LibraryLimonLincoln1
Meeker Regional Library DistrictMeekerRio Blanco1
Silverton Public LibrarySilvertonSan Juan1
Swink School/Public LibrarySwinkOtero1
West Routt Library District/HaydenHaydenRoutt1
Costilla County Public LibrarySan LuisCostilla0.8
South Routt Library DistrictOak CreekRoutt0.8
Fowler Public LibraryFowlerOtero0.7
Nucla Public LibraryNuclaMontrose0.63
Fleming Community Library (School/Public)FlemingLogan0.6
Aguilar Public LibraryAguilarLas Animas0.5
Combined Community Library (Ordway)OrdwayCrowley0.5
Hugo Public LibraryHugoLincoln0.5
Stratton Public LibraryStrattonKit Carson0.5
Lincoln County BookmobileLimonLincoln0.42
Holly Public LibraryHollyProwers0.25
Wetmore Community LibraryWetmoreCuster0.25
Dolores Library District/Montezuma CountyDoloresMontezuma0
Flagler Community LibraryFlaglerKit Carson0

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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