| Public library | City | County | Librarians (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System | Albuquerque | Bernalillo | 45.75 |
| Rio Rancho Public Library | Rio Rancho | Sandoval | 22 |
| Santa Fe Public Library | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | 21 |
| Thomas Branigan Memorial Library | Las Cruces | Dona Ana | 13 |
| Farmington Public Library | Farmington | San Juan | 11 |
| Los Lunas Public Library | Los Lunas | Valencia | 11 |
| Los Alamos County Library System | Los Alamos | Los Alamos | 9 |
| Belen Public Library | Belen | Valencia | 8 |
| Taos Public Library | Taos | Taos | 7 |
| Bloomfield Public Library | Bloomfield | San Juan | 6 |
| Alamogordo Public Library | Alamogordo | Otero | 5 |
| Hobbs Public Library | Hobbs | Lea | 5 |
| Octavia Fellin Public Library | Gallup | McKinley | 5 |
| Silver City Public Library | Silver City | Grant | 5 |
| Artesia Public Library | Artesia | Eddy | 4 |
| Clovis Carver Public Library | Clovis | Curry | 4 |
| Corrales Community Library | Corrales | Sandoval | 4 |
| Moriarty Community Library | Moriarty | Torrance | 4 |
| Roswell Public Library | Roswell | Chaves | 4 |
| Aztec Public Library | Aztec | San Juan | 3 |
| Carlsbad Public Library | Carlsbad | Eddy | 3 |
| Columbus Village Library | Columbus | Luna | 3 |
| Lovington Public Library | Lovington | Lea | 3 |
| Portales Public Library | Portales | Roosevelt | 3 |
| Woolworth Community Library | Jal | Lea | 3 |
| Taytsugeh Oweengeh Library | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | 2.5 |
| Acoma Learning Center | Pueblo of Acoma | Cibola | 2 |
| Albert W. Thompson Memorial Library | Clayton | Union | 2 |
| Bayard Public Library | Bayard | Grant | 2 |
| Edgewood Community Library | Edgewood | Santa Fe | 2 |
| Fort Sumner Public Library | Fort Sumner | De Baca | 2 |
| Jicarilla Public Library | Dulce | Rio Arriba | 2 |
| Nambe Pueblo Library | Nambe Pueblo | Santa Fe | 2 |
| Socorro Public Library | Socorro | Socorro | 2 |
| Questa Public Library | Questa | Taos | 1.38 |
| Anthony Public Library | Anthony | Dona Ana | 1 |
| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Raton | Colfax | 1 |
| Bosque Farms Public Library | Bosque Farms | Valencia | 1 |
| Carnegie Public Library | Las Vegas | San Miguel | 1 |
| Cuba Public Library | Cuba | Sandoval | 1 |
| Eagle Nest Public Library | Eagle Nest | Colfax | 1 |
| Eleanor Daggett Memorial Library | Chama | Rio Arriba | 1 |
| Espanola Public Library | Espanola | Rio Arriba | 1 |
| Estancia Public Library | Estancia | Torrance | 1 |
| Eunice Public Library | Eunice | Lea | 1 |
| Fred Macaron Library | Springer | Colfax | 1 |
| Grants Public Library | Grants | Cibola | 1 |
| Hatch Public Library | Hatch | Dona Ana | 1 |
| Irene S. Sweetkind Public Library | Cochiti Lake | Sandoval | 1 |
| Jemez Pueblo Community Library | Jemez Pueblo | Sandoval | 1 |
| Jemez Springs Public Library | Jemez Springs | Sandoval | 1 |
| Lordsburg-Hidalgo Library | Lordsburg | Hidalgo | 1 |
| Magdalena Public Library | Magdalena | Socorro | 1 |
| Marshall Memorial Library | Deming | Luna | 1 |
| Mescalero Community Library | Mescalero | Otero | 1 |
| Moise Memorial Library | Santa Rosa | Guadalupe | 1 |
| P'Oe Tsawa Community Library | Ohkay Owingeh | Rio Arriba | 1 |
| Pueblo De Cochiti Library | Cochiti Pueblo | Sandoval | 1 |
| Pueblo De San Ildefonso Library | San Ildefonso | Santa Fe | 1 |
| Pueblo of Isleta Public Library | Albuquerque | Bernalillo | 1 |
| Pueblo of Pojoaque Public Library | Pojoaque | Santa Fe | 1 |
| Pueblo of San Felipe Community Library | San Felipe Pueblo | Sandoval | 1 |
| Pueblo of Sandia Learning Resource Center | Sandia Pueblo | Sandoval | 1 |
| Red River Public Library | Red River | Taos | 1 |
| Reserve Public Library | Reserve | Catron | 1 |
| Ruidoso Public Library | Ruidoso | Lincoln | 1 |
| Santa Ana Pueblo Community Library | Santa Ana | Sandoval | 1 |
| Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library | Espanola | Rio Arriba | 1 |
| Sunland Park Community Library | Sunland Park | Dona Ana | 1 |
| Tatum Community Library | Tatum | Lea | 1 |
| Town of Bernalillo Public Library | Bernalillo | Sandoval | 1 |
| Truth Or Consequences Public Library | Truth Or Consequence | Sierra | 1 |
| Zia Enrichment Library | Zia Pueblo | Sandoval | 1 |
| Laguna Public Library | Laguna | Cibola | 0 |
| Michael Nivison Public Library | Cloudcroft | Otero | 0 |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo Library | Santo Domingo Pueblo | Sandoval | 0 |
| Torreon Community Library | Cuba | Sandoval | 0 |
| Tucumcari Public Library | Tucumcari | Quay | 0 |
| Tularosa Public Library | Tularosa | Otero | 0 |
| Zuni Public Library | Zuni | McKinley | 0 |
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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